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Letters to the Editor: Long Tradition of Tracking BEARs

SUMMARY

Two readers share cold war memories in response to an article about Russian bombers getting close to Alaska. The first tracked them from Scotland, using simple, but reliable methods. Another reader recounts how US fighters would get "up close and personal," photographing Russian pilots gesturing from the cockpit. 

DOCUMENT’S DATE

Jul 19, 2006

PUBLICLY AVAILABLE

May 29, 2019

TAGS

Russia