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21st September 2007 | 22:35

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Airborne Aircrew

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From: Detroit MI

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One of the planes reversed its jets to try and force the pursuing Harrier to overtake him.

Sounds like an attempt to "Viff", (Vector in Forward Flight)... The result is a lot like Maverick's favorite move in the movie Top Gun... Sudden deceleration causing the enemy to fly on by... IIRC the US Marines were "credited" with this but it was a "non-authorized" maneuver for RAF Harriers due to the stresses on the airframe that were cumulative and catastrophic...

That's what I remember about it...

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