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Old 27th Feb 2015, 20:37
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The woman in Cornwall that claims she saw a Tu-95 at low level on the 18th February is still not happy!

But Sue, 45, of Bodmin, Cornwall, has now expressed her anger at David Cameron's denial that the aircraft ever flew over British soil and is adamant about what she saw. She said: "I am 100 per cent sure of what it was and I would stake my life on it. "I live in Cornwall and we see a lot of military aircraft around. But this was like nothing I had seen before. "It is bizarre to hear the government publicly denying something that I witnessed with my very own eyes. "I know David Cameron is lying. I saw the Russian bombers not only on UK airspace - but flying in-land. "They were flying really low through the St Mawgan valley and around Cornwall. I am angry the government is denying this. I saw the damn things myself.

"I am not an imaginative person in that way. I know what I saw - and I saw the Russian bombers flying over UK soil." Sue said she had her driving lesson between 12.30 and 2pm and saw it on several occasions. She said: "They were very distinctive. It was clearly not a commercial aeroplane or any kind of military aircraft we have seen around here before. "But this morning when we saw it on the news both Claire (driving instructor) and myself instantly recognised it. "The valley is a couple of miles inland at least. Considering UK airspace is 20 miles out to sea I have no doubt about what I am saying." Sue's driving instructor Claire Brazil, from St Austell, Cornwall, said: "I am not an expert but they did look out of the ordinary for Cornish airspace. We leant up to have a look, they were definitely inland, not over the coast."
Did Russian bombers fly over the Plymouth area? | Plymouth Herald

It gets worse! Have a look at the comments section? Another witness has popped up. This time the Bear was being escorted by two Typhoons south of Newquay Golf Club!

Chipgolfer | February 20 2015, 8:11PM
Cameron is lying- the 'bear' definitely flew over Cornwall, not at low level though as reported. Myself and approx 50 others witnessed an incredibly loud aircraft being so closely escorted by two jets that at first we thought it was a refuelling exercise. We were at Newquay Golf Club at approx 10.50am when a thunderous roar started. Not uncommon as fairly close to what was RAF St. Mawgan but on looking up and to the south, we saw the silver jet at quite a height( I'd say around 15000-18000 feet with two typhoons literally within touching distance.
The claims of these people were outside of the actual QRA scramble and intercept. Classic case of people misidentifying the mil traffic in the region and jumping to the wrong conclusions after the Tu-95 news broke.
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