Department of Defense Releases Declassified Images, Videos of Coercive and Risky PLA Operational Behavior [Image 21 of 22]

PACIFIC OCEAN

08.10.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza  

Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs           

Images newly released by the Department capture a PLA fighter jet closing in at a high speed to a distance of just 50 feet underneath the wing of a U.S. aircraft. The PLA operator then conducted a barrel roll around and below the U.S. aircraft, causing the U.S. pilot to perform defensive procedures to prevent a collision.

• Date Taken: 08.10.2023
• Date Posted: 10.16.2023 17:10
• Photo ID: 8074195
• VIRIN: 230810-D-ZZ999-1001
• Resolution: 327x516
• Size: 56.41 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN