Miscommunication nearly led to Russian jet shooting down British spy plane, US officials say

In October, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace described the close call in a briefing to Parliament members as “potentially dangerous” after the Russian fighter jet “released a missile in the vicinity” of the British aircraft.

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