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  • nimrod
    Private First Class

    • Nov 2007
    • 7

    Top this for a speeding ticket...

    Two British traffic patrol officers from North Berwick were involved in an unusual incident while checking for speeding motorists on the A1 Great North Road. One of the officers used a hand-held radar device to check the speed of a vehicle approaching over the crest of a hill, and was surprised when the speed was recorded at over 300 mph. Their radar suddenly stopped working and the officers were not able to reset it.

    Just then, a deafening roar over the tree tops revealed that the radar had in fact latched on to a NATO Tornado fighter jet which was engaged in a low-flying exercise over the Border district, approaching from the North Sea.

    Back at police headquarters, the chief constable fired off a stiff complaint to the RAF Liaison office.

    Back came the reply in true laconic RAF style:

    "Thank you for your message, which allows us to complete the file on this incident.

    You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Tornado had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked onto, your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it.
    Furthermore, an air-to-ground missile aboard the fully-armed aircraft had also automatically locked onto your equipment. Fortunately, the pilot flying the Tornado recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile systems' alert status, and was able to override the automated defence system before the missile was launched and your hostile radar installation was destroyed.

    Good Day..."
  • whiteshepherd
    Brigadier General

    • Apr 2007
    • 1341

    #2
    Re: Top this for a speeding ticket...

    i like this ... a lot ...
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    • Filtrex
      Second Lieutenant

      • Oct 2007
      • 113

      #3
      Re: Top this for a speeding ticket...

      Wow, imagine what it would have been like watching a missle coming straight for you O.o

      Painful I bet =D
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      • Collectors-info
        General

        • Feb 2006
        • 8703

        #4
        Re: Top this for a speeding ticket...

        Dam! Wish they wouldn't train the pilots so well. LOL
        Regards Chris.

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        • nimrod
          Private First Class

          • Nov 2007
          • 7

          #5
          Re: Top this for a speeding ticket...

          Guess you guys have all had experiences with these radar thingies!

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          • Astraltraveller
            General

            • Jul 2006
            • 4006

            #6
            Re: Top this for a speeding ticket...

            Originally posted by Collectors-info View Post
            Dam! Wish they wouldn't train the pilots so well. LOL
            Hey Chris!!... I couln't agree with you more......lol

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            • sedona
              Major General

              • Jun 2007
              • 2177

              #7
              Re: Top this for a speeding ticket...

              Funny. Or is it?
              Ken

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              • Tom vR
                Brigadier General

                • Apr 2007
                • 1731

                #8
                Re: Top this for a speeding ticket...

                They will not be so lucky in SA, lol.
                Bless you
                Tom

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                • BaggyDave
                  Private First Class

                  • Jul 2007
                  • 9

                  #9
                  Re: Top this for a speeding ticket...

                  This has been around for years and is a urban legend

                  see http://www.snopes.com/horrors/techno/radar.asp

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                  • LurkingTiger
                    Sergeant

                    • Nov 2007
                    • 34

                    #10
                    Re: Top this for a speeding ticket...

                    One for the Mythbusters, I'd say...

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