北海
Photo by UK Ministry of Defence | 2014-09-16 16:21:02 | RF-94122/20/1 red;ES/ZK317 (cn 307/BS078)
苏格兰洛西茅斯空军基地的“台风”FGR4 战斗机(英国空军第6中队)首次执行"快速反应警报"(Quick Reaction Alert,QRA)任务,在北海上空拦截逼近英国领空的俄罗斯空军 Tu-95MS 轰炸机。原本苏格兰的"快速反应警报"任务由卢赫斯空军基地承担,自从2014年夏天卢赫斯空军基地被关闭,这使得洛西茅斯空军基地成为苏格兰唯一执行QRA任务的作战基地。(QRA scramble at RAF Lossiemouth. A Royal Air Force 6 Squadron Typhoon intercepts a Russian Bear aircraft. Royal Air Force aircraft at RAF Lossiemouth have launched the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) for the first time since the Moray base took on the role of defending the UK’s Northern airspace. Typhoon jets were scrambled to identify aircraft in international airspace. The aircraft, identified as Russian military ‘Bears’, did not enter UK airspace.)