Using your own kit against you.

[Shackman]

Andu and PN,

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Insist on 30 seconds straight and level after every manoeuvre

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This was still the teaching for the Arab students at 6FTS in 1967 (whilst our Israeli students disappeared for some 'extra-curicular' activity).

[Trim Stab]

We were having one of those random crewroom conversations the other day (as you do) and the idea of using an airfield Navaid to find and attack an airfield came up. The idea of using an ILS (or even better a GCA!) to then unleash your weapons seemed quite amusing.
So my question is, has there ever been a known occasion when an aircraft has used such a tactic to find and attack a target. Or have the 'enemy' always been smart enough to turn off such devices?
BV

About the time of Kosovo one of the thrusting young squadron commanders (who had done a tour in the AAC) experimented with a plan to attack an airfield by flying a three-ship helicopter formation at high speed down the ILS. They practised it a couple of times with an Agusta flying the ILS and Gazelles then Lynxes formating either side, tight enough so that they were in the radar blob of the Agusta. I think the plan was to use the technique if the airfield was too clagged up to jump in.

[Bob Viking]

So our conversation was not as ridiculous as we thought at the time. I wonder what other great ideas we can come up with? Maybe if we introduce alcohol next time we can really make a difference.
BV

[Lordflasheart]

KHI VOR by the IAF during one of them's wars. Can't remember if it was on the field though. It was said the Qantas crews were joyfully calling the fall of shot from the BOAC Resthouse. LFH