Originally Posted by
jmmoric
Didn't Soviet airliners stray into NATO airspace? Or were the Soviets just more anxious than we were? Or were we just better at the whole intercept and lead out again thing?
You just reminded me of this story. "East of Shetlands" may well be in the NATO airspace, nevertheless, even though proven to be a spy plane it wasn't shot down.
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-...flot-airliner/