Russian fighter jet tried to shoot down RAF plane over the Black Sea in horrifying escalation - but missile malfunctioned
The British surveillance aircraft, which had a crew on board, was flying over the Black Sea when it was intercepted by Russian fighter jets.
The jet locked on to the aircraft, but the missile did not launch properly, the officials told The New York Times. The defence secretary, Ben Wallace, said in October that the encounter was "potentially dangerous" and a missile was released in the RAF jet's "vicinity".He told MPs that analysis suggested a "malfunction" took place, which led to the missile being fired.
A British defence official said: "A significant proportion of the content of these reports is untrue, manipulated, or both.
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