Two traffic patrol officers from North Berwick were involved in an unusual incident while checking for speeding motorists on the A1.
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 Borders 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...
2007-11-05 01:33:45 · 25 answers · asked by Jim 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
Lmao tell me thats true
2007-11-05 01:37:14 · answer #1 · answered by mary 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Driving thru Virgina == 97 in a 55 on 95
2016-04-02 05:56:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats actually true it wa son the news quizz last year i think, i was crackin up for days
and actually the device exploded in there hand because of the signal the airoplane sent bak
2007-11-06 04:26:22 · answer #3 · answered by stefan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you call this a question? at least the RAF was kind enough to send a message along with the missile. poor officers
2007-11-05 03:03:56 · answer #4 · answered by Hadassah 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ha ha brilliant although i would of let the missile go.
2007-11-05 01:58:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-09 18:31:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another bollocks RAF boring story.
2016-06-25 08:46:48 · answer #7 · answered by Adrian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh whouldn't you just want to see the guys face as hes reading that lol
2007-11-05 01:41:03 · answer #8 · answered by Kemodo 344™ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pity, the Pilot was so quick!
2007-11-05 04:11:23 · answer #9 · answered by Greybeard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for making me laugh again, you have a lovely day!
2007-11-05 02:52:11 · answer #10 · answered by Flowers 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋