File:RAF Tyhoon Russian Intercept.jpg

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British English: A Royal Air Force (RAF) quick reaction alert (QRA) Typhoon F2 from Number XI Squadron (11 Sqn) at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, England, is pictured escorting a Russian Bear-H aircraft over the North Atlantic Ocean. QRA procedures entail aircraft being held at continuous ground readiness, so that they can take off within minutes, without pre-warning, to provide air defence.

Date

Taken on 1 August 2008

Source

Author

Royal Air Force (RAF) / Ministry of Defence (MOD)

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Image title	A Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon F2 from Number XI Squadron at RAF Coningsby is pictured escorting a Russian Bear-H aircraft over the North Atlantic Ocean. QRA procedures entail aircraft being held at continuous ground readiness, so that they can take off within minutes - without pre-warning - to provide air defence.
Author	RAF/MoD
Copyright holder	Crown Copyright
Date and time of data generation	00:00, 1 August 2008
Credit/Provider	Crown Copyright
Source	RAF
Headline	RAF Typhoon with Russian Bear-H Aircraft
Short title	QRATyphoon2
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	FotoWare fotostation
File change date and time	15:41, 11 March 2013
Date and time of digitizing	11:16, 13 April 2012
Special instructions	Mandatory Credit: All use and/or reproductions shall be acknowledged thus: Photo: Photographers name/MOD (eg Photo: Cpl Joe Blogs/MoD).
Category	MOD
Supplemental categories	Equipment Aircraft Offensive Typhoon Foreign Aircraft
Keywords	Typhoon NATO Operation RAF Royal Air Force Equipment Aircraft Jet Fighter Defensive Eurofighter F2 Russian Russia Bear QRA Quick Reaction Alert
Country shown	UK
IIM version	2
Fixture name	Free