A US Air Force transport jet made a highly unusual landing in Moscow on Tuesday, sparking a frenzy of theories about its mysterious mission.
The C-17A Globemaster III touched down at Vnukovo International Airport on August 25 after taking off from Riga, Latvia, public flight-tracking data showed.
The aircraft is a large, long-range military transport aircraft used for strategic and tactical airlifting of troops, vehicles, and heavy cargo worldwide.
The C-17A left the NATO country around 8.50am Moscow time (12.50am ET) and landed in the Russian capital roughly 74 minutes later.
Its route took it through tightly controlled Russian airspace, which it would have
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