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To: gg188
Most civilian aircraft crossing the Atlantic pass position reports on radio frequencies and have transponders. Seems like as slow as a 727 is and without a transponder, it could be picked up on radar and intercepted. Any thoughts?
7 posted on 09/29/2003 8:11:33 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: The_Media_never_lie
Yup
I was listening to A/C calling in to SF Internation on HF (it a hobby - OK?) One heavy from China was a little slow to answer and a bit off course - he got a visit...and an escort.

Now maybe if they flew out of Cuba and made like a MIG.....well, who knows then?
23 posted on 09/29/2003 8:54:31 PM PDT by ASOC (The honest truth is, the guy at the pointy end of the stick sets National policy - nobody else)
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