[Azeem]

It sounds like it might have been the RC-135. I flew on that bird in the Middle East.

Yes, these planes can fly without GPS (they usually carry 2 navigators, 1 using digital, 1 tracking with map and compass - as backup, just for this type of thing) but you must stay on track. They were jamming this time but what happens if they start giving phony data. The RC-135 or whatever plane it was, might stray into North Korean territory and they could legally shoot it down.

And this type of thing is not a new trick. The Russians used to do the same thing from East Germany. They would lure our planes over the border with false NAV beacons.

[lowflyn]

When I was in Korea in 98 the majority of the ISR birds were militarized civilian aircraft - mostly the DH-8. That aircraft has good navigation but when you fly the Z if anything happens to your navigation you turn left and land as soon as possible. Admittedly Seoul is only a couple minutes away in some places.

[Smokin' Joe]

They were jamming this time but what happens if they start giving phony data. The RC-135 or whatever plane it was, might stray into North Korean territory and they could legally shoot it down.

You mean like KAL 007?