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Old 9th Feb 2006, 07:36
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' The report was also critical of air traffic control at Lakenheath in Suffolk for a communication failure which "contributed to the subsequent radar identification problems". '

Always remember calling up Lakenheath Radar a few years ago for a service when heading VFR up to Norwich. The US controller just could not handle the fact that I was showing an 800 foot difference on his (doubtless multi-million dollar) display compared to my declared altitude.

We later wondered how he would have coped with incoming Soviet bombers; would he have expected them to call up and ask for a QNH ?
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