NATO fighter jets intercepted a twin-engine plane but failed to force it to obey, then landed on an abandoned runway in Bulgaria after infiltrating the airspace of six NATO countries without permission, and its passengers disappeared on an incredible flight. . To a French magazine
In a report on the incident, the French magazine Le Point described what had happened, as it should be considered James Bond’s British supernatural spy adventure.
On June 8, a small twin-engine civilian aircraft managed to penetrate the air defenses of seven European countries, including six NATO members, before landing on an abandoned runway in Bulgaria, despite the mobilization of fighter jets from three different aircraft. Slowly The armies should follow it and emphasize that this happened in the midst of the Russian war in Ukraine, a war that is raging in all corners of these countries.
He added: “This aircraft, which is an old Aztec piper, has not sent any flight plans to the destinations it flies over, but its operators have turned off their transceiver and made radio calls or visual signals to military aircraft to Chases sent do not respond. it.
Lupoint explained that the plane probably flew low over Poland without disturbing after taking off from an airport in Lithuania, and was only warned when it was over Hungary to be intercepted and pursued. By fighters owned by the Hungarian Air Force. Upon his arrival in Romania, two American F-16s patrolling the area were pursued, followed by two Romanian F-16s.
According to Lupin, despite the intervention of at least six fighter jets, the stealth aircraft briefly attacked Serbia before entering Bulgarian airspace without any protest, as the Bulgarian army did not send any aircraft to pursue it. “It does not pose a danger to the people at any time,” said Defense Minister Dragomir Zakov.
But Lupin said the reason was probably due to the weather and the “deplorable” condition of the Bulgarian fighters, as the country has only a handful of old Soviet aircraft and the hypothesis of Bulgarian authorities colluding with its occupants. According to this magazine, this plane cannot be rejected.
During the flight (Le Point) says, the aircraft landed on small runways at least twice to refuel, possibly thanks to in-flight refueling trays that were manually pumped into the aircraft tanks.
Passengers threatened workers at Hajduzzoboszlo Airport in eastern Hungary who called police, but as soon as they arrived, the plane took off in a manner that did not follow recognized take-off procedures.
The plane was finally found on June 9 at an abandoned airport about 100km from the Black Sea coast, where the last stop of the passengers appears to be unknown and all passengers have disappeared.
An investigation into the origin of the plane revealed that its former owner was a Lithuanian reserve officer who said he had sold it to foreigners a few days ago, one of whom spoke Russian.
The aircraft was built in the United States in 1962 and has not been used since 2015 and was offered at a price of 30,000 euros on the specialized aircraft sales site (Planecheck.com).
Although the amount sold for it is significant, the previous owner says he does not remember the names of the buyers or their company, the magazine reported.
“This is a very suspicious case, it looks like an organized operation,” Le Pen said, quoting a French military pilot, who did not want to be named.
Regarding the identity of the occupants, Lupine, quoting the local press of the countries over which the plane flew, made several hypotheses about the identity of the intruders and so on. What is important is that this incident was before the crash. According to Lupin, a drone in Croatia once again shows that the airspace of NATO countries is not safe enough.
Source: Lebanon Debate
