This is the moment an RAF jet intercepted a Russian spy plane as it flew over Europe
Sukhoi Su-27 fighter planes and one Ilyushin Il-20 aircraft as they flew through international airspace in northern Europe.
The German airforce said: "Reconnaissance flights intercepted. German and British Eurofighters were alerted to identify three military aircraft. "The two SU-27 Flankers and an IL-20 from Russia were flying again without transponder signals in international airspace over the Baltic Sea". Britain's armed forces minister James Heappey said: "NATO continues to form the bedrock of our collective security."This joint UK and German deployment in the Baltics clearly demonstrates our collective resolve to challenge any potential threat to NATO's borders, whilst demonstrating our combined strength.
Two anonymous US defence officials have said a Russian pilot misinterpreted what a radar operator on the ground told him, and believed he had permission to shoot it down.The jet locked on to the aircraft, but the missile did not launch properly, the officials told The New York Times.
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