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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#620923
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 treetops 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..."
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


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56astro Custom Title Time!

1,772 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#620924
Good one 👍

On our way back from Brisbane on the weekend we passed a "courtesy speed check" at some road works north of Yamba. I waited in anticipation to see what speed I was doing, but the machine was broken.

The last recorded speed being displayed was 176 km/h!

LOL

VW car, VW engine ...... keepin it "real"
35MPG on 101.3kPa

555bug WRX Bug Boy

1,123 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#620959
that is great 👍 now o have one fitted to by bike 😉

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#620993
PMSL thats funny
sounds abit far fetched tho

56astro wrote:Good one 👍

On our way back from Brisbane on the weekend we passed a "courtesy speed check" at some road works north of Yamba. I waited in anticipation to see what speed I was doing, but the machine was broken.
that one at yamba has been out for about a month now
they had one at each end of the road works
all the ones ive seen dont go over 99km/h 😠
they just flash - - if ur going faster than that 😂

penguin ackkkkkk thhhhhpt!

3,383 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#620995
Sounds good Dave,
but was posted at work last week and proven to be an urban myth again.
The two radar systems work differently and the jet's speed would work against that sort of thing as well.
'Ah, whatever................'

Andy Andy\'s Adventures

2,820 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#621001
Had a cop point the radar at me on the pushy the other morning, I clocked 40 on the way past 🙂
Even matched my speedo!!

buzzbug Praise the lowered

1,992 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·

#621003
penguin wrote:Sounds good Dave,
but was posted at work last week and proven to be an urban myth again.
The two radar systems work differently and the jet's speed would work against that sort of thing as well.
Nerd..................................................😂
some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs

penguin ackkkkkk thhhhhpt!

3,383 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#621055
Watch it dirt dart! :P I am still on a base with air to ground capability (that ain't human air to ground either) 😉
Yeah, if you want a good one http://www.snopes.com/horrors/mayhem/slicer.asp 🤪
'Ah, whatever................'

phatratpat Fahrvergnugen

958 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#621089
was in Scotland a few years ago and saw a tornado jet
pass us in the vally below......that baby was hailin ! !👍

ancientbugger Custom Title Time!

1,986 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#621105
My mate in the UK used to do deliveries all over the UK and once when driving through Scotland he started to get buzzed by two Harriers. He shat himself, they then disappeared for a while then he heard the roar of an engine and looked out the side window of his van and one was flying along side him and the pilot was doing a thumbs up!

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#621136
i was buzzed by one between Los Vegas n San Francisco they scarred the hell outta me from behind
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


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