Russian Military Plane Intercepted Off Denmark By An F-16 Painted In The Style Of The Danish Banner

From above: The Russian jet, a Soviet-era IL-20M spy plane, did not enter Danish airspace after it was intercepted by Danish aircraft including the repainted F-16 (seen at the bottom of this picture). The Russian plane is designated Coot-A by Nato

Daily Mail: Flying the flag! Russian military plane is intercepted off of Denmark… by F-16 that had been painted in the style of the Danish banner

 * The fighter jet was painted red and white to mark 800 years of the Danish flag, which was adopted in 1219
 * It was sent into action on Monday to confront a Russian spy plane which had strayed close to Danish airspace
 * Denmark's military said 'it's rare that we get such great pictures' as it published photos of the operation

A Russian military plane that strayed close to Denmark's airspace was intercepted by a special F-16 fighter jet that had been painted in the colours of the Danish flag.

The warplane was painted red and white to mark 800 years of the Danish flag, which was adopted in 1219.

The plane, numbered E-191, has already toured Denmark for commemorative air shows but on Monday it was one of the planes sent into action to confront the Russian aircraft.

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WNU Editor: This is what I call a publicity stunt.

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