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To: been_lurking
OK, OK, I'll lay off the country club of the armed forces. It was probably the British in Tornados that missed by 100 yds ...

Note they did NOT crater the runway. hmmmmmm.

Also, while you can't really see, there doesn't appear to be any damage to the airport buildings near by. Maybe we're saving this one for us.

Finally, if we were spoofed, it could be those wrecks and hulks were booby trapped, and we just decided to hit them with some aerial det cord instead of taking up the time of the spec ops guys.

20 posted on 10/11/2001 6:19:36 PM PDT by Blueflag
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To: Blueflag
Quality personnel are maintained through superior working conditions. A pilot who just shot in the low 80's on his last round of golf and capped the morning with a sauna, massage, and really good cigar is in a far better state of mind for the task at hand. Just because it's a war doesn't mean it has to be totally without basic comforts. :)

Your observations do raise some interesting possibilities. A random target of opportunity (with a quick photo pass for bragging rights back on the quarterdeck) is certainly within the realm of possibilities.

33 posted on 10/11/2001 6:55:09 PM PDT by been_lurking
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To: Blueflag
No RAF strike packages are being used over Afghanistan hence you can't use this Tornado excuse ;o) The RAF are providing air-to-air refuelling tanker aircraft in the form of VC-10 and L-1011 Tristar's. These probe-drogue tankers are exclusively being used for US Navy strike package refuellings going into/out of Afghanistan. RAF are also supplying Canberra PR.9s for electro-optical photo intelligence and Nimrod R.1 for electronic intelligence.
38 posted on 10/11/2001 7:43:21 PM PDT by Tommyjo
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