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Old 16th May 2010, 16:23
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clunckdriver
 
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Im suprised that {a} We had two servieable aircraft to send up.{b} We could find two pilots current enough to fly them{c} That after our security comitments for the Games/G8/G28/G .God knows what all ,that the whole Air Force was not on stand down to recouperate from these efforts, dont blame the troops, but we are a long way down the road from the RCAF days, maybe such incidents will spring forth some more funds for the military. and by the way, the intercept orders are in the public domain, wouldnt be much point in keeping them under wraps, they havnt changed since the Cold War days, back then most of the intercepts had four bloody great turbo prop engines, could set your watch from them they were so regular!
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