From: "George Sherwood" 

On Wed, 05 Mar 2003 00:19:54 +0000, Adam Flinton wrote:

> BTW how "reckless" is this:
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http://legion.wplus.net/index.html?/guide/air/b/tu95.html
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> Adam

Not sure what picture you are talking about on that site.  I am not going
to argue that intercepts didn't take place.  When you have been intercepted
many times, you can tell the reckless ones from the professional ones.  One
clue, it doesn't have to due with distance. I was always comfortable with
Soviet intercepts.  Couple from Tunisia made me a little bit nervous.

Reckless is when an F-8 runs into you.  Fire control lock up is reckless.
Doesn't matter that you could be taken out with the gun.  It just is
outside international norms.  Even when I flew closely by a Soviet ship
they wouldn't turn on the Fire control radar.  Might track you with the
guns, but no radar. 

George

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