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Old 14th Aug 2010, 13:06
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Pilot DAR
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Sorry to sound unsympathetic, but aren't the Red Arrows a part of the RAF? Isn't the RAF the air force, who are supposed to be able to intercept intruding aircraft?

It seems odd to me that the interception job would be left to the Farnborough air traffic controller, to phone the local constable, to drive to the airport, to look for a plane off the side of the runway with the door open...
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