Re: Interesantas ziņas par aviāciju & tūrismu
Posted: 25 Aug 2026 16:56
Šodien FB apspriestākais temats - ASV militārā transporta lidmašīna izlidojusi no Rīgas un ielidojusi maskavas Vnukovas lidostā. Rīgā lidmašīna ielidojusi no Joint Base Andrews, ASV, Merilendas štatā netālu Vašingtonas, kas kalpo kā ASV augstāko amatpersonu lidojumu bāze.
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US military plane lands in Moscow
A US military transport plane flew from Riga to the Russian capital Moscow on Tuesday morning. The transport plane, a Boeing C-17A, took off just before 8 a.m. Norwegian time from Riga in Latvia heading east. A little over an hour later, it landed at Moscow's Vnukovo airport, according to open flight data shared by Flightradar24.
The Boeing C-17A is a military cargo plane designed to transport large quantities of material. What the plane is doing in Moscow is not known.
The plane stopped in Riga, but originally came from Camp Springs in Maryland to Riga. It landed in Riga on August 23. Camp Springs is home to Joint Base Andrews, which is used by the US government, among other things.
It is home to Air Force One, among other things.
Great uncertainty
– I wonder what could be behind it, says Russia researcher Jakub M Godzimirski to Nettavisen.
Great uncertainty
He has researched Russia for a lifetime, and says that American military planes in Moscow are far from an everyday occurrence.
The Russian Telegram channel Shot writes that the plane may have something to do with a future prisoner exchange. Godzimirski is skeptical about it.
The Russian Telegram channel Shot writes that the plane may have something to do with a future prisoner exchange. Godzimirski is skeptical about it.
– Prisoner exchanges do not usually happen with military transport planes. All parties involved know that such a visit attracts a lot of attention, and that is what is wanted to be avoided in prisoner exchanges, he tells Nettavisen.
However, a spokesperson for the Russian presidential office says they have no information about the unusual flight, according to the Reuters news agency.
Godzimirski believes it is completely impossible to guess what the visit could be due to. Putin's press spokesman Dmitry Peskov says that he has no information about the plane, and that no meetings are planned between the American and Russian sides this week.
– But if I had to guess, it might be, for example, transporting some equipment from or to the American embassy, says Godzimirski.
UPDATE: A motorcade of cars with U.S. diplomatic license plates was spotted in Moscow
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US military plane lands in Moscow
A US military transport plane flew from Riga to the Russian capital Moscow on Tuesday morning. The transport plane, a Boeing C-17A, took off just before 8 a.m. Norwegian time from Riga in Latvia heading east. A little over an hour later, it landed at Moscow's Vnukovo airport, according to open flight data shared by Flightradar24.
The Boeing C-17A is a military cargo plane designed to transport large quantities of material. What the plane is doing in Moscow is not known.
The plane stopped in Riga, but originally came from Camp Springs in Maryland to Riga. It landed in Riga on August 23. Camp Springs is home to Joint Base Andrews, which is used by the US government, among other things.
It is home to Air Force One, among other things.
Great uncertainty
– I wonder what could be behind it, says Russia researcher Jakub M Godzimirski to Nettavisen.
Great uncertainty
He has researched Russia for a lifetime, and says that American military planes in Moscow are far from an everyday occurrence.
The Russian Telegram channel Shot writes that the plane may have something to do with a future prisoner exchange. Godzimirski is skeptical about it.
The Russian Telegram channel Shot writes that the plane may have something to do with a future prisoner exchange. Godzimirski is skeptical about it.
– Prisoner exchanges do not usually happen with military transport planes. All parties involved know that such a visit attracts a lot of attention, and that is what is wanted to be avoided in prisoner exchanges, he tells Nettavisen.
However, a spokesperson for the Russian presidential office says they have no information about the unusual flight, according to the Reuters news agency.
Godzimirski believes it is completely impossible to guess what the visit could be due to. Putin's press spokesman Dmitry Peskov says that he has no information about the plane, and that no meetings are planned between the American and Russian sides this week.
– But if I had to guess, it might be, for example, transporting some equipment from or to the American embassy, says Godzimirski.
UPDATE: A motorcade of cars with U.S. diplomatic license plates was spotted in Moscow