Confused but excited.
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| posted on 2/11/07 at 04:01 PM |
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Police v RAF
Two British traffic patrol officers from North Berwick were involved in an unusual incident, while checking for speeding motorists on the A-1 Great
North Road . One of the officers (who are not named) used a hand-held radar device to check the speed of a vehicle approaching over the crest of a
hill, and was surprised when the speed was recorded at over 300mph. The machine then stopped working and the officers were not able to reset it.
The radar had in fact latched on to a NATO Tornado fighter jet over the North Sea , which was engaged in a low-flying exercise over the Border
district.
Back at police headquarters the chief constable fired off a stiff complaint to the R A F Liaison office. Back came the reply in true laconic R A F
style. "Thank you for your message, which allows us to complete the file on this incident. You may be interested to know that the tactical
computer in the Tornado had automatically locked on to your 'hostile radar equipment' and sent a jamming signal back to it. Furthermore,
the Air-to-ground missiles aboard the fully-armed aircraft had also locked on to the target. Fortunately the Dutch pilot flying the Tornado responded
to the missile status alert intelligently and was able to override the automatic protection system before the missile was launched".
Regards,
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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iank
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| posted on 2/11/07 at 04:04 PM |
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http://www.snopes.com/horrors/techno/radar.asp 
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 2/11/07 at 04:45 PM |
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POO! 
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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Krismc
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| posted on 2/11/07 at 05:08 PM |
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Yes and i pass on the A1 near berwick all the time, the only bit of road near the sea that isnt blocked by hills etc has lots and lots of fixed
cameras!!
good story if it where true though
Built, Ivaed, Drove and now Sold - 2011 MNR VORTX RT+ 2000cc Zetec on R1 Throttle boddies.
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