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Al-Qaeda group downs US spy plane
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| 13 Sept.,2004
| AP
Posted on 09/13/2004 4:20:30 AM PDT by CarrotAndStick
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To: blasater1960
thats qualifies as just damn lol
To: Conspiracy Guy
Gosh, for a moment I thought they'd hit one of these.
To: CarrotAndStick
I sure hope that they can get a GPS fix on a transmitter that was hidden in the plane.
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posted on
09/13/2004 12:24:56 PM PDT
by
vannrox
(The Preamble to the Bill of Rights - without it, our Bill of Rights is meaningless!)
To: CarrotAndStick
The drone carry messages in both Arabic and English. There is a reward for their return to a nominated Coalition camp. A few weeks ago a US Army Raven mini-UAV was pictured in the hands of the terrorists in Najaf. The last thing that is needed would be for a child to come across a drone/UAV that is booby trapped.
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posted on
09/13/2004 12:26:13 PM PDT
by
Tommyjo
To: CarrotAndStick
They should have a second transmitter to lock on for occassions like that.
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posted on
09/13/2004 12:27:52 PM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: struwwelpeter
Movie prop spy plane? Naw it was probably one of these.
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posted on
09/13/2004 12:30:09 PM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Dan Rather don't need no stinkin facts, he is a journalist and therefore above reproach.)
To: CarrotAndStick
I'd rather it would have a tracking/homing device so we could target a 2000lb "surprise" gift to them while their filming their propoganda piece.
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posted on
09/13/2004 12:34:01 PM PDT
by
stumpy
(M)
To: OXENinFLA
The bottom image is a US Army Raven mini-UAV. The battery pack has been removed/missing from its receptacle on the side.
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posted on
09/13/2004 12:36:19 PM PDT
by
Tommyjo
To: struwwelpeter
Is that photo real? I have never seen one of those, Cool looking.
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posted on
09/13/2004 12:37:06 PM PDT
by
usurper
To: CarrotAndStick
It may be real but the "star n' bar" on the left wing (while low vis) is WW2 style… (the Bar on each side of the star is a light colored rectangle out lined by the darker color that WW2 style
Later "star n' bar" (46 on?) the rectangle out lined by the darker has an extra stripe in the middle… (to look like stripe on the flag).. They may have changed it lately but it is not the normal "star n' bar"… just odd
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posted on
09/13/2004 12:44:01 PM PDT
by
tophat9000
("Blackrock Bob" (aka DAN RATHER)....is in full denial)
To: tophat9000
take it back......the photos lower down in the post show the center red stripe in the bar
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posted on
09/13/2004 12:46:52 PM PDT
by
tophat9000
("Blackrock Bob" (aka DAN RATHER)....is in full denial)
To: Casloy
I wonder if they know how stupid they look, gathered around what is essentially scrap.Yeah, the only thing seems to be missing is them giving gang hand signs.
In any event, lets hope this thing has an active GPS chip in it.
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posted on
09/13/2004 12:50:28 PM PDT
by
Joe Hadenuf
(I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)
To: usurper
No, unfortunately it's a movie prop. Would be cool to fly Stealth form flattops.
To: Joe Hadenuf
yep, an active GPS with a transmitter. A beacon, so to speak.
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posted on
09/13/2004 12:53:53 PM PDT
by
Casloy
To: boxerblues
Heh, heh, heh. So that's a
before picture....
Like my dad said, "What you don't know won't hurt you - it will kill you."
Ignorance carries a high price.
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posted on
09/13/2004 1:19:00 PM PDT
by
dynoman
(Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marylin vos Savant)
To: Tom Bombadil
Since when does the AP care about getting their stories right?
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posted on
09/13/2004 1:26:22 PM PDT
by
batter
("Never let the enemy pick the battle site." - Gen. George S. Patton)
To: dynoman
Another quote from my dad, "There is nothing like a free man fighting."
Programmed thugs, along with their evil programmers, don't have a chance against free fighting men.
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posted on
09/13/2004 1:27:48 PM PDT
by
dynoman
(Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marylin vos Savant)
To: American in Israel
LOL! I hope these guys don't show the photos to their boss. He'll want an explanation as to why he bothered giving them all that weaponry to run around and shoot at toy planes!
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posted on
09/13/2004 1:36:30 PM PDT
by
batter
("Never let the enemy pick the battle site." - Gen. George S. Patton)
To: nuffsenuff; All
But aren't they much MUCH bigger than the one in this photo? Tactical UAVs for reconnaissance and surveillance are pretty small. The Pointer and Dragon UAV have wingspans of 9' an 11' respectively.
There was a "concept" paper a few years back about T-UAVs about the size of a cigarette pack.
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posted on
09/13/2004 1:39:23 PM PDT
by
dread78645
(Sorry Mr. Franklin, We couldn't keep it.)
To: CarrotAndStick
"Fish On" comes to mind here....And catch and release is so pre 9/11...
Let'em have it boys!
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