- Su-30 jet emerged behind cargo plane while on airdrop mission over Syria
- Gets dangerously close to aircraft before turning upside down and vanishing
- Footage was captured by amazed crew members on transport aircraft
Showboating probably wouldn’t be on your list of priorities if you were on an important airdrop mission flying thousands of feet above the ground.
But that wasn’t the case for one crazy Russian pilot who performed some dangerous stunts in a fighter jet over the skies over Syria.
The footage, that emerged on LiveLeak, was captured from inside a cargo plane and shows a Sukhoi Su-30 jet emerge and cruise behind the freighter after goods are dropped out of the sky.
Five cargo containers were dropped from the back of the freighter while on an airdrop mission over Syria
As the goods containers fell from the sky, an Su-30 fighter jet, used to escort the cargo plane, emerged and began tailing the aircraft from a dangerously close distance
The jet points its nose in the direction of the open hatch and hold its position for almost a full minute before making a dramatic maneuver and flying off
In the video, which was uploaded four days ago, five large containers are released from the back of the cargo plane before the escort aircraft comes within metres of the open hatch.
The jet points its nose in the direction of the camera and hold its position for almost a full minute.
The Su-30 gets close enough that the pilot can be seen in the cockpit.
It is believed the stunt took place over the Deir Ezzor province where it was likely on a routine escort mission to supply airdrops. It is unknown whether the stunt was a spur of the moment action or a choreographed maneuver
The footage, which was captured by aircrew on the cargo ship, shows the jet dramatically turning upside down and vanishing out of the frame
After holding its position behind the freighter, the jet dramatically turns upside down and vanishes out of the frame.
As the video finishes, three astonished crew members can be seen celebrating with their arms in the air once the escort pilot finishes his maneuvers.
It is believed the stunt took place over the Deir Ezzor province where it was likely on a routine escort mission to supply airdrops, according to AMN.
Whether the stunt was a spur of the moment action or a choreographed maneuver is unknown.