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Cnn's ivan watson. >> reporter: this is a close encounter with a chinese war plane filmed just off the wing of a reconnaissance plane flying over the south china sea. we're getting a close-up look at a chinese fighter jet. the air crew here identifies it as a j-11, a two-seater armed with air to air missiles, and it has been shadowing this u.s. navy plane for about 15 minutes. it is pretty remarkable to see this chinese war plane operating at such close proximity. just several hundred feet away from our aircraft. the chinese fighter escort part of a regular routine. >> i would say it's another...

Russian fighter jets escorted two U.S. bombers over the Black Sea on Tuesday, according to a statement from Russia’s defense ministry. 

If i didn't they would kill me, 51 was a better aircraft. >> when they escort they a strong sense of survival. >> it was the point their services was necessity. >> oliver: they were save yorgs to the boys in the bombers, a fact the bomber boys never forgot. >> some of the other squadrons didn't like the idea of staying up with us pu but the tuskegee airmen they stayed up in formation like they were supposed to. >> we were coming home and out of the group by ourselves. we called for a fighter escort to go home with us. it happened to be tuskegee airmen that came us. real classy p-51 who brought...

P 51 could stay on the mission. >> i admit if i didn't they'd kill me. >> the bombers were briefed that red tails would get us they had a strong sense of surviveal. >> red to their services were being reflected. >> they were literally save yoers to the bombers the fact the bomber boys never forgot. >> some from other squadrons didn't like the idea of staying up there with us. but the tuskegee airmen stayed up there through form maigs like they're supposed to. >> we were coming home, we lost an engine and out of the troop. by ourselves z we called for a fighter escort to go home with us. it hap...

P 51 could stay on the mission. >> i admit if i didn't they'd kill me. >> the bombers were briefed that red tails would get us they had a strong sense of surviveal. >> red to their services were being reflected. >> they were literally save yoers to the bombers the fact the bomber boys never forgot. >> some from other squadrons didn't like the idea of staying up there with us. but the tuskegee airmen stayed up there through form maigs like they're supposed to. >> we were coming home, we lost an engine and out of the troop. by ourselves z we called for a fighter escort to go home with us. it hap...