US RC-135U Spy Plane Flies Near Sochi Before Returning to Europe
A US Air Force RC-135U reconnaissance aircraft departed from the Royal Air Force base in Mildenhall, United Kingdom, and flew along the Black Sea, approaching the Russian coast near Sochi before turning back toward Europe, according to Flightradar24 flight-tracking data.
Flight Route and Airspace Crossed
The American spy plane's route crossed the airspace of multiple European countries, including:
- Netherlands
- Germany
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Hungary
- Romania
Upon reaching the Black Sea, the aircraft flew along the Crimean coast, approaching close to Russia’s borders before altering course to the west.
Return Flight
By Moscow time, the RC-135U had already passed over the Czech Republic and Germany, continuing its journey back to its base in Britain.
Flightradar24’s publicly available data regularly documents these reconnaissance flights near Russian territory, often carried out by US or NATO aircraft for surveillance in the Black Sea region.
Author's summary: The US Air Force conducted a reconnaissance flight with an RC-135U along the Black Sea near Russia before returning to its UK base, highlighting ongoing surveillance activities in the region.
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