US RC-135U Spy Plane Flies Near Sochi
A US Air Force RC-135U reconnaissance aircraft flew from the UK base Mildenhall along the Black Sea toward Sochi before returning to Europe, according to Flightradar24 data.
The Boeing RC-135U conducted a long-range mission close to the Russian coast, approaching Sochi, then turned back towards Europe. It took off from the Royal Air Force base in Mildenhall, United Kingdom.
Flight Route and Airspace
The spy plane’s path crossed the airspace of several European countries:
- Netherlands
- Germany
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Hungary
- Romania
On reaching the Black Sea, the aircraft flew along the Crimean coast, closely monitoring the borders near Russia before heading westward.
Return Flight and Surveillance Purpose
By Moscow time, the RC-135U had passed over the Czech Republic and Germany, continuing its return to its home base in Britain.
Flightradar24’s publicly available data regularly records such reconnaissance missions near Russian territory, often conducted by US or NATO aircraft for surveillance purposes in the Black Sea region.
Summary: The US Air Force RC-135U spy plane carried out a surveillance flight near Sochi along the Black Sea, flying through multiple European countries' airspace before returning to the UK base in Mildenhall.