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Mike Newbie
Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 31
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:48 am Post subject: Watch your speed |
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Top this for a speeding ticket...
Two British traffic patrol officers from North Berwick were involved in an unusual incident while checking for speeding motorists on the A1 Great North Road. One of the officers used a hand-held radar device to check the speed of a vehicle approaching over the crest of a hill, and was surprised when the speed was recorded at over 300 mph. Their radar suddenly stopped working and the officers were not able to reset it.
Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in fact latched on to a NATO Tornado fighter jet which was engaged in a low-flying exercise over the Border district, approaching from the North Sea.
Back at police headquarters the chief constable fired off a stiff complaint to the RAF Liaison office.
Back came the reply in true laconic RAF style:
"Thank you for your message, which allows us to complete the file on this incident. You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Tornado had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked onto, your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it. Furthermore, an air-to-ground missile aboard the fully-armed aircraft had also automatically locked onto your equipment. Fortunately the pilot flying the Tornado recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile systems alert status, and was able to override the automated defence system before the missile was launched and your hostile radar installation was destroyed.
Good Day..." |
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marcella Guest
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:56 am Post subject: |
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Wouldn't that just scare the pants off you! |
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Isabel I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 1465
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:32 am Post subject: |
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Ha ha!!! My dad lives up north and the tornadoes train right near to his house, it's great watching them but sometimes they come very close and it's so loud |
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Lindy I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 3209 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:45 am Post subject: |
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That is a good one, we used to get quite a lot of them in Rothesay when I livied there sometimes they get so close that you can see the guys inside if you are watching from upstairs. |
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Magz I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 1269 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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my family come from morayshire and when we are up at lossiemouth we get stopped at the traffic lights when the planes come into land, we love it as you are so close to the planes but is so noisy. |
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Dan McK I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 760 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:35 am Post subject: |
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I've seen the fighters practicing low level flying in the glens about Crainlarich and Tyndrum area. Also seen the large 2 bladed helicopters but best of all is the huge big cargo planes they use, dont know what they're called, they seem to go so slow. _________________ Parsons Russell fanatic |
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George Newbie
Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 5 Location: At Computer.
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