Chinese fighter jet nearly collides with American B-52 bomber over South China Sea: US officials

[Eugene]

Source: ABC News

Chinese fighter jet nearly collides with American B-52 bomber over South China Sea: US officials

The fighter got within 10 feet of the U.S. aircraft, according to officials.

ByMatt Seyler
October 26, 2023, 3:43 PM

A Chinese fighter pilot nearly crashed into an American B-52 bomber over the South China Sea during a nighttime intercept on Tuesday, according to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

The Chinese pilot "demonstrated poor airmanship" in his J-11 jet, flying within just 10 feet of the B-52 bomber "with uncontrolled excessive speed," putting both planes in danger of colliding, according to U.S. officials.

Video released by the U.S. on Thursday in a social media post shows how dangerously close the Chinese jet got to the American aircraft.

Link to tweet

"The PRC intercept was conducted at night, with limited visibility, in a manner contrary to international air safety rules and norms," a news release from Indo-Pacific Command said.

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Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/chinese-fighter-jet-crashes-american-52-bomber-south/story?id=104370524

[GreenWave]

1. Seems like he was trying to provoke.

[Voltaire2]

2. We need to shoot down some more weather and research balloons immediately.