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Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, fighter jets have been called into action or diverted from missions to respond to possible hijackings more than 500 times, a spokesman with the North American Aerospace Defense Command said
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Why ???
The same reason the RAF have intercepted anything not complying with ATC or acting suspiciously !
Your tone suggests a conspiracy ! Would you rather the Armed Forces sit idly around doing nothing while any potential threat carries on unchallenged ?
Just because intercepts happen, it doesn't necessarily mean there was a definite threat. Could be a simple comms fail or anything !
The same reason the RAF have intercepted anything not complying with ATC or acting suspiciously !
Your tone suggests a conspiracy ! Would you rather the Armed Forces sit idly around doing nothing while any potential threat carries on unchallenged ?
Just because intercepts happen, it doesn't necessarily mean there was a definite threat. Could be a simple comms fail or anything !
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Don't be silly! I was not infering there is a conspiracy, just that the sheer number of intercepts seems remarkably high.
I must admit to not having seen one of HM's aircraft anywhere near me whilst flying around the UK, so I guess my RT and track keeping must be good then...
I must admit to not having seen one of HM's aircraft anywhere near me whilst flying around the UK, so I guess my RT and track keeping must be good then...
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Keep up the good nav work !
Yep, the figures are high admittedly. But then again after 9/11 I'm not surprised !
Check this link from the BBC :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2222205.stm
Yep, the figures are high admittedly. But then again after 9/11 I'm not surprised !
Check this link from the BBC :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2222205.stm
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Not really suprised that being it was their country and home airlines used that the Americans are slightly jumpy at ANY unusual occurrance.
It is very possible that as a pilot you would never know if being intercepted or not anyway. The French play around occasionally with civil stuff down by Abberville, but not a word is said to us!!
It is very possible that as a pilot you would never know if being intercepted or not anyway. The French play around occasionally with civil stuff down by Abberville, but not a word is said to us!!
