Chinese Warplane Comes Within Feet of Colliding With US Bomber Over South China Sea

Footage released by the U.S. military shows the Chinese J-11 fighter flying within 10 feet of the U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber over the South China Sea.

This image from video shows an intercept of a U.S. military plane by Chinese fighter jet over the Pacific Ocean on May 24, 2022. Department of Defense via AP

A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of a U.S. bomber in a nighttime intercept over the South China Sea on Oct. 24, putting both aircraft “in danger of collision,” the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) said.

INDOPACOM said the pilot of a Shenyang J-11 “flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner” and “demonstrated poor airmanship by closing with uncontrolled excessive speed” near the U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber.