Originally Posted by
UltraFan
What was the F-16 doing in all that? "Scrambling fighters" looks good on the news but seriously, what would it do if it was real? Shoot down a passenger jet over a European capital? I believe the incessant scaremongering goes WAY too far in Europe.
Coincidence that the F-16 was in the air (according to a fact checking podcast from Nu). In Oct-Dec, the low light conditions in the early evening are used to practice/refresh low light flying, use of night vision goggles....