'Fencer' is the alliance’s codename for the supersonic fighter Sukhoi SU-24.
Air Policing jets on 6 APR in international airspace above the Baltic Sea near LV border identified RU AF 1x Su-24.
— NBS (@Latvijas_armija) April 6, 2015
NATO jets scramble for Russian attack plane
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April 7, 2015, 11:12
NATO’s Baltic Air Patrol (BAP) pilots took off Easter Monday from the Siauliai airbase in Lithuania to identify a Russian Air Force ‘Fencer’ in international airspace near Latvia's maritime border over the Baltic Sea, reported the National Armed Forces on its Twitter feed.
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