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Italian Air Force: second supersonic scramble for the Italian Typhoon aircraft of the Task Force Air NATO in Lithuania

Šiau, Lithuania - The two fighters took off in a few minutes reaching and identifying the unknown airplanes

"Scramble" for the Italian Eurofighter Typhoon airplanes of the Task Force Air Nato in Šiauliai yesterday. The Italian aircraft after the intervention made in the morning, took off in the afternoon at supersonic speed to intercept fighter bombers of the Russian Federation. The aircraft in question overpassed the Baltic air space without to have obtained the due authorizations. The interceptor planes...

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Rome, Italy, 03/25/2015 15:19
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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