US Recon Aircraft Vanishes Over Barents Sea
An American electronic and radio technical reconnaissance aircraft flew over the Barents Sea near the border with Russia.
Consensus
- An American RC-135W Rivet Join reconnaissance aircraft flew over the Barents Sea near Russia's border.
- The aircraft disappeared from radar during a flight on September 8.
- The aircraft was operating from a British military base.
- The aircraft had previously been observed flying over the Barents Sea on September 2 and September 5.
- The crew likely disabled tracking systems during the flight.
- The aircraft returned to the UK base after the incident.
Points of divergence
- The aircraft flew over neutral waters of the Barents Sea and disappeared after 21 minutes of flight over those waters. — vesti
- The aircraft made several circuits over Norway before heading toward Russia. — vesti
- The aircraft was accompanied by a refueling plane on September 7. — vesti
- The aircraft was detected near the Russian border at 9:00 MSK on September 8. — vedomosti
- The aircraft was last seen at 13:00 MSK on September 8, several hundred kilometers from the Russia-Norway border. — vedomosti
- The aircraft flew from the UK base on September 5 at 8:00 MSK and was last seen at 16:00 MSK. — vedomosti
- The aircraft disappeared from radar on September 2 at 16:40 MSK, after flying near the Norwegian coast. — vedomosti
- A different US military aircraft sent a distress signal (Squawk 7700) on August 25 while flying over the Aegean Sea. — vedomosti
Coverage (6 sources)
- American reconnaissance aircraft disappeared from radar over the Barents Sea — Вести
- American reconnaissance aircraft spotted near Kaliningrad region — Москва 24
- US Air Force reconnaissance aircraft spotted on the border with Russia — Ведомости
- Above the Barents Sea near Russia's borders, US Air Force reconnaissance aircraft spotted — Вести
- American reconnaissance aircraft spotted over the Barents Sea — Ведомости
- American reconnaissance aircraft flew over the Barents Sea — Вести