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first known sighting of this story was 1995
Read this
snopes.com: Police Radar Prompts Missile
Read this
snopes.com: Police Radar Prompts Missile
I've always thought that being an idle sod, I should have taken up journalism. The way it seems to work is that there is a cardboard box full of about 100 stories (maybe these days it been digitised, but the principle is the same).
As you print the story (coach load of pensioners overturns, rottweiler in horror kiddy attack, police in corruption shock, or whatever) you file it at the back, then work through your stock of stories till it turns up again.
So today - oh look - it's the 'police radar locks onto jet' story. Just check that the RAF still operates the Tornado and off we go!
As you print the story (coach load of pensioners overturns, rottweiler in horror kiddy attack, police in corruption shock, or whatever) you file it at the back, then work through your stock of stories till it turns up again.
So today - oh look - it's the 'police radar locks onto jet' story. Just check that the RAF still operates the Tornado and off we go!
I was under the impression that the jamming units on aircraft are used sparingly or as a last resort because their very use announces your presence to someone who might otherwise not have detected you?
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Old ones are the best 
How about a new one?
http://guardian.co.uk/Col Gadaffi under protective custody in UK
How about a new one?
http://guardian.co.uk/Col Gadaffi under protective custody in UK
Under the cover of darkness, special forces helicopters have plucked ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi from the Libyan desert 60 km southeast of the city of Sirte and flown him to relative safety.
Straight from a Tom Clancy novel, using the latest stealth MH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, the US special forces snatch team made the rendezvous under a moonless sky, then flew undetected low and fast to a waiting carrier off the Eastern coast of Misrata. Coordinated by surveillance aircraft sitting at high altitude over the South Meditteranean, Gaddafi was transported via Italy, to Prestwick. The weakened ex-Lybian leader is now believed to be under protective custody and under medical supervision somewhere in the UK.
Straight from a Tom Clancy novel, using the latest stealth MH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, the US special forces snatch team made the rendezvous under a moonless sky, then flew undetected low and fast to a waiting carrier off the Eastern coast of Misrata. Coordinated by surveillance aircraft sitting at high altitude over the South Meditteranean, Gaddafi was transported via Italy, to Prestwick. The weakened ex-Lybian leader is now believed to be under protective custody and under medical supervision somewhere in the UK.
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around 20 years ago I had an early - model speed gun detector. It was an american model sensing (from memory) X-band and Ku-band.
Didn't ever work properly in the UK - the police used different frequencies, but it did pick up remote controls for gates/garages, and the electronics around petrol stations!
However one day it went berserk when an aircraft (Tornado I think) passed overhead.
Coincidence?
Didn't ever work properly in the UK - the police used different frequencies, but it did pick up remote controls for gates/garages, and the electronics around petrol stations!
However one day it went berserk when an aircraft (Tornado I think) passed overhead.
Coincidence?
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On a slightly different note the late great Neil Williams in his book Airborne (ISBN-10:095045432X) described after making a forced landing in a Sopwith Pup, a traffic policeman issued him with a ticket to produce his pilots licence, insurance etc at his local police station.
Was surprised one Xmas morning to see the neighbour's automatic garage door continually opening and closing...then I spotted the kid across the road playing with his new remote control car.
In the late 1970s - early 80s, my late brother was a junior reporter on several papers, including the Lincolnshire Echo, followed by the Sheffield Morning Telegraph and then the Torygraph. He mentioned that the wee small hours were often spent by bored reporters, erm, 'finding' stories about tax collectors being eaten by croccodiles (generally in the Upper Volta - ouch!), dogs completing marathon journies to be reunited with their owners, ferries sinking in Indonesia (along the lines of 'not many dead'). This made a change from reporting on the latest induistrial strife hitting Poverty Rock or yet another story of Vicar/Priest/Scountmaster/ACF instructor getting a little bit too familiar with their charges.
Of course, with t'internet these days, that would never happen, now would it? Absolutely no circular reporting on t'web, is there?
Of course, with t'internet these days, that would never happen, now would it? Absolutely no circular reporting on t'web, is there?
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What ever happened to the RAF plods speed trap using the captured radar off the Argie Bofors gun set up....... often thought surely you would detect it and simply jam it.....
NutLoose,
They should still be in use? From 2008.
Windermere local | Speed radar trained on low-flying jets
RAF Spadeadam - Skyguard
Some images from 2729 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment showing the captured 35mm Oerlikons in use with the Skyguards.
2729 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment | Facebook
TJ
They should still be in use? From 2008.
Windermere local | Speed radar trained on low-flying jets
RAF Spadeadam - Skyguard
Some images from 2729 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment showing the captured 35mm Oerlikons in use with the Skyguards.
2729 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment | Facebook
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Wow, over 30 odd years in service, the Argies are certainly getting their money's worth 