U.S. F-22, F-15 jets intercept four Bear H bombers near Alaska, Northern California
June 11, 2014
By Bill Gertz
Four Russian strategic bombers triggered U.S. air defense systems while conducting practice bombing runs near Alaska this week, with two of the Tu-95 Bear H aircraft coming within 50 miles of the California coast, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) confirmed Wednesday.
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