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Beijing sends fighter jets to intercept Japanese aircraft

beijing, China - Two Tokyo's F-15s were following a Chinese Y-8

According to reports from the press agency "Xinhua", on Friday 11 January 2013 an official of the Chinese Ministry for Defence denounced that two Japanese F-15 fighters disrupted the activities of a Beijing's Y-8 on Thursday 10, which was patrolling the southwest airspace of the East China Sea oil platform. The Chinese Air Force sent two J-10 fighters to intercept and monitor the two Japanese F-15...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1148885
Rome, Italy, 01/11/2013 14:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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