On July 22, the same aircraft was seen on its usual route
On July 22, the same aircraft was seen on its usual route: it took off from an airfield in Constanța, Romania, and made several loops over neutral waters of the southern part of the Black Sea. On that same day, the Artemis II spacecraft was also spotted on its usual route over the Black Sea.
Consensus
- A British RC-135W Rivet Join reconnaissance aircraft flew around Kaliningrad Oblast.
- The flight used airspace over Lithuania and Poland, as well as neutral waters of the Baltic Sea.
- The aircraft originated from RAF Woodton in the UK.
- The flight occurred on July 22.
- The RC-135W was previously observed near Kaliningrad Oblast on July 8.
- On July 8, it flew alongside a NATO Bombardier Challenger 650 Artemis-II aircraft.
- The Artemis II aircraft was seen flying over the Black Sea on July 22.
Points of divergence
- The RC-135W made several circuits over neutral waters in the southern part of the Black Sea, moving from west to east and back. — vesti
- The Artemis II aircraft flew on its usual route over the Black Sea on July 22, making multiple circles over neutral waters in the southern part of the sea while traveling west to east and back. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- British reconnaissance aircraft flew over Kaliningrad region — Вести
- TASS: British reconnaissance aircraft flew over Kaliningrad — Коммерсантъ