In 1970, 80 Russian Bomber Were Intercepted By Just 1 British Fighter Jet.

On April 23, 1970, 80 Russian bombers were spotted by British radars coming from Norway's North Cape. When pilots at RAF air base Leuchars heard about this, their first thought was, "Has World War 3 started?" One pilot quickly rushed towards his English Electric Lightning fighter jet and went into the air. His aircraft's radar and radio were silent, and when he turned them on over the North Sea, he was shocked! 80 or more Russian Tu-16 Badger and Tu-95 Bear bombers were flying around him. After 3.5 hours of sortie, the British pilot went back, but what was going on?

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