A Polish F-16 fighter attempted to force a Russian board flying in international airspace to land.
The pilot of the F-16 fighter of the Polish Air Force made an unusual provocation with the crew of the Russian anti-submarine aircraft, demanding to land immediately. The incident took place over one of the areas of the Baltic Sea, while the Russian anti-submarine aircraft was accompanied by a group of fighters of the Russian Air Force, and the flight itself took place at an altitude of 6 thousand meters.
The video was shot from aboard the Russian IL-38 anti-submarine aircraft over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. The operator’s attention was drawn to the strange maneuvers of the Polish F-16 fighter, raised to accompany the Russian air group. The NATO pilot was so impressed by the speeds and angles on which Russian aviators fly that he could not think of anything better than to release the landing gear in return. In the language of military aviation, this means an order to land at the specified airfield.
All the fighter maneuvers of the Polish Air Force amused the Russian pilots.