From: "Robert Comer" 

> So what is all this "dangerous sport" about then?

Don't you remember what happened with the PRC and our spy plane recently --
a Chinese pilot lost his life (He ran into the surveillance plane) and we
lost a very expensive plane, not to mention the Chinese getting to look at
it.

- Bob Comer


"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
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TDNBW{at}barktopus.com> wrote in message
> news:utf96vkg60uov0bp31i6o76tk9a0ae6m1n{at}4ax.com...
> > On Tue, 4 Mar 2003 14:21:56 -0000, "Adam Flinton"
adam{at}NOSPAMsoftfab.com> wrote:
> >
> > > The NK migs have the
> > >same right to occupy that piece of the sky as some rc135.
> >
> > Causing a collison would be really poor sportsmanship I would think.
> > It's clear as to what we were doing and what they were doing. It's a
> > dangerous sport with little room for error.
> >
>
> Yup & always has been. Look at all the Tu95 Bear in close formation with
> some US/NATO fighters photos. Don't tell me that the Bear is flying in
close
> proximity to a couple of fighters coz I just don't believe it.
>
> e.g:
>
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/1982/tu95.jpg
>
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/1982/f102.jpg
>
http://www.topedge.com/alley/images/f14a/f14a31f.htm
>
http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Bayou/3526/bear.html
>
> So what is all this "dangerous sport" about then?
>
>
>
> Adam
>
>

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