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Old 18th Dec 2011, 15:07
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Wwyvern
 
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I'm sure you know that you don't need to see the ground to navigate. In 1961, during Gulf War Minus 1, the UK-based Hunter squadrons had the task of replacing the FGA aircraft which helped dissuade the pre-Sadam Iraq from taking over Kumait. During my trip, on the eastbound leg through Turkey from Nicosia to Teheran, I experienced very strong NDB signals emanating from the north. They had the ident of the eastern beacon to which we were flying. Fortunately, we had been briefed to expect this.

On the way back, the knackered old Hunters we had to return to UK did not have serviceable kit to lock on to the rogue signals.

Side track - is your location Destin near Eglin? I spent a very enjoyable holiday in Destin with a USAF mate from RAF Staff College. I saw USAF C130s practising their technique to recover SF troops using the long line and balloon. Absolutely amazing.
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