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delboy271155
#1 Posted : 29 January 2015 21:17:18
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Hi All, Confused

UK civil aviation has been disrupted within southern UK airspace.

Russian bear bombers, blind to anything but military radar have been intercepted again.

More on this story below:

What`s the game?

Will be interesting to find out what they say. Blink

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stevie_o
#2 Posted : 29 January 2015 23:42:07

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Apparently they didnt enter UK airspace, they came within 25 miles or so, it was the fact there was no flight plan and transponders switched off that was the problem for UK ATC as only the millitary were detecting them.

Steve
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#3 Posted : 30 January 2015 23:08:34
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stevie_o wrote:
Apparently they didnt enter UK airspace, they came within 25 miles or so, it was the fact there was no flight plan and transponders switched off that was the problem for UK ATC as only the millitary were detecting them.

Steve


Hi Steve, BigGrin

See what you're saying, but 25 miles is no distance in one of those things, especially when they are in commercial flight paths. At that size not so easy to skirt round Eh!!!

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