Has a Tu-95 Bear bomber ever made an emergency landing in a European country while the flight was on a mission to test the country's defences?
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3$\begingroup$ @kepler22b Not sure how this could be any more specific? $\endgroup$– Jae CarrMay 3, 2016 at 22:12
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7$\begingroup$ @kepler22b I would agree if it were something that were likely a common occurance (like general aircraft accidents). But a Tu-95 crashing anywhere in Europe at any time (let alone while testing radar defenses) would be a significant event. So no further detail is really required. It's like the U-2 spy plane incident, for example. You don't really have to specify a place or time because shooting down the U-2 was such a singular event, no further details are required beyond "Has a U-2 ever been shot down." $\endgroup$– Jae CarrMay 3, 2016 at 22:18
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8$\begingroup$ You do realize that Russia is in Europe right ? $\endgroup$– AntziMay 4, 2016 at 0:26
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2$\begingroup$ If we think about the Cold War, I wouldn't think they'd even be able to enter the airspace of, say, a NATO country. If they weren't over those countries in the first place, why would they land in them? You could imagine a situation where an emergency arises over international waters, but you might then expect their orders would be to ditch at sea rather than try to land in an unfriendly country. $\endgroup$– Nate EldredgeMay 4, 2016 at 2:21
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4$\begingroup$ @Simon most of the population lives west of the Ural mountain range, which lies in what is usually assumed to be Europe. It's a but iffy with Europe and Asia being mostly the same continent though. $\endgroup$– JustSidMay 4, 2016 at 8:13
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Not that anyone knows of. A couple of Bears have crashed within Russia's borders.
They usually fly over international waters only, so if one did go down there would be a chance it would sink without a trace.
answered May 4, 2016 at 12:28
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