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Re: another plane crash ...

nntp@benison.co.uk wrote:
> On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:44:57 +0100, Brian Morrison <scrapspam@fenrir.org.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> Des Kinvig wrote:
>>> that is not made in France is it ? ......
>>>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8130528.stm
>> What puzzles me is why an interceptor, to whit a Tornado F3, usually
>> seen at high altitude enforcing UK airspace boundaries, is doing poling
>> around at low level in hilly terrain in the first place?
>
> Since the Gulf War the F3 has had a "Wild Weasel" role.
>
> Suppression of Enemy Air Defences (SEAD) in UK terms

Right, but even that requires them to be at a reasonable altitude
doesn't it? You can't hit a radar you can't see, and terrain masking
works both ways.

--

Brian

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