Airmiss?
- Fox3WheresMyBanana
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Re: Airmiss?
I don't see the problem; the Express reports the F15s were travelling at 35 mph. Hardly make a dent at that speed. It'll buff out.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/11771 ... ard-report
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/11771 ... ard-report
- TheGreenGoblin
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Re: Airmiss?
VTOL F15!
A bit more detail...
Colonel Will Marshall speaks truly!The jets had made a turn shortly before to avoid a refuelling tanker and were then handed over from air traffic controllers at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire to those at Lakenheath in Suffolk, home of the US Air Force's 48th Fighter Wing.
"However, the frequency became busy just as they transferred and so, by the time the F15 pilots checked in with the controller, they were already about to fly over Chatteris," said the report.
The pilots "should have known about its position and activities as part of their normal briefing routine", and either questioned air traffic control or avoided it, it added....
Col Will Marshall, 48th Fighter Wing commander, said UK airspace was "incredibly complex and often congested".
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