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11th February 2008, 09:42 AM #1
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Zapped By Radar? Call The Mythbusters
Two traffic partol officers from North Berwick (UK) were involved
in an unusual incident while checking for speeding motorists on the
A1 Great North Road. One of the officers was using 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
300mph. The radar suddenly stopped working and the offricers were
not able to reset it.
Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar
had in fact latched onto a NATO Tornado jet fighter which was
engaged in a low-flying exercise over the Border District, approaching
from the North Sea.
Back at police HQ, 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 auto
-matically 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 system's 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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12th February 2008, 12:51 AM #2
Technically impossible on many counts. One version places it in California with USMC jets. Have a gander at some "Urban Legend" sites such as snopes, and upgrade your BS detector.
JoeOf course truth is stranger than fiction.
Fiction has to make sense. - Mark Twain
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12th February 2008, 06:10 AM #3
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You've gone and spoiled it for me now Joe. Here's
me thinking it was true.
Hey Joe, it was posted in the 'jokes' forum.
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12th February 2008, 05:08 PM #4
C'mon Joe,
I have ALWAYS believed everything Barry has
had to say. Now you have me wondering.
Allan
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I once stole a calendar - and got 12 months.
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12th February 2008, 05:19 PM #5
Automated response would only be chaff and flare, unless it was a 'weasel', which it wasn't.
Always interesting to read though, I wonder what the French version is like
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12th February 2008, 09:25 PM #6anne-maria.
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12th February 2008, 09:28 PM #7
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12th February 2008, 10:00 PM #8Of course truth is stranger than fiction.
Fiction has to make sense. - Mark Twain
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