Does anyone know if there were similar Soviet deep incursions into UK or other NATO countries airspace?
With hindsight do people think these flights (the deep incursions not the border straying flights) were too aggressive?
I guess these flights yielded valuable intel for the V Force on any radar weaknesses at the border and a radar picture of possible targets?
It would be great if the RAF crews who flew these missions had their personal stories documented and their bravery recognised.
As an aside, a former ROC mate who served in RAF Signals during the '60s described many years ago how Bears were tracked from their Kola bases to a split for their Cuba route or Bay of Biscay/ Africa routes. They could also identify particular aircraft or rather radar sets from subtle differences in the radar emissions.