US Air Force refuelling jet disappears off radar over English Channel

[smujsmith]

Seems to me that it's a simple case of a military aircraft having an in flight problem, and setting a transponder code that denied further tracking by the likes of Flightradar 24 etc. the media put two and two together and, with the usual lack of feedback from the military, concluded a sum total of five. I suspect as many a professional aviator (not me by any means) will recognise, this incident has been given an excess of media coverage, beyond reality. Please pardon a mere "techie" having an opinion.

Smudge

[BEagle]

Shouldn't this whole thread be shunted off to the Spotters' Forum?

[Robert Cooper]

Apparently it landed safely at Mildenhall. At least that's the news here.

Bob C

[Hooligan Bill]

The initial Mail press report was pretty much on the button, why so many negative comments (wiping backside, Bill) against? If the principle of a free press is so offensive you could always move to North Korea.

Now let me think. Oh yes I remember. I was once involved an incident that got reported in The Mail. The article had one fact in it that was true, the rest was conjecture and bull****.

The purpose of a free press is to publish the truth.

[ShotOne]

In that case, tell us about it Bill. I have no wider agenda regarding the quality or lack of, for Mail journalism; just pointing out that the criticism in this instance appears unfounded.

[melmothtw]

You're quit correct ShotOne - media gets a story wrong, it's 'bloody journalists'; media gets a story right, it's 'bloody journalists'.

[Lonewolf_50]

Originally Posted by melmothtw

media gets a story right, it's 'bloody journalists'.

Could you provide a link to one of those?

[SimonK]

Was this one of the Chem Trail flights? Oops.

[melmothtw]

Quote:
Originally Posted by melmothtw View Post
media gets a story right, it's 'bloody journalists'.
Could you provide a link to one of those?

Touché Lonewolf