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RAF on high alert due to heightened Arctic activity
UK Defence Journal ^
| 02DEC2016
| George Allison
Posted on 12/04/2016 9:22:57 AM PST by AdmSmith
The Royal Air Force will reportedly be on high alert in the coming days in order to intercept and track flights from the Arctic region.
The move has been prompted by an incident around a year ago in which Typhoon aircraft escorted a Lapland registered aircraft (flying from the Arctic region) over the UK’s major cities, the pilot of the craft was said to be under the influence of alcohol and very “festive”, this is especially dangerous due to the sheer volume of cargo the aircraft was carrying. This is expected to happen again. An MoD spokesman had this to say:
“Interception is part of what the QRA force do. We have to identify and confirm who or what is flying through our airspace or approaching our airspace and since the craft appears at the same time each year, we have a fairly good idea who will be flying but we don’t take any chances.”
The Ministry of Defence used satellites with infra-red sensors to track the aircraft last time this happened, it is understood that the heat from an animals red nose was clearly visible and it was at this point RAF aircraft began escorting the jet over every British city, town and village.
More on this as it develops.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: christmas; santa; satire
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Not the first time. Anything at NORAD?
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posted on
12/04/2016 9:22:57 AM PST
by
AdmSmith
To: AdmSmith
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posted on
12/04/2016 9:27:00 AM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
To: DCBryan1
FYI. Another fat target, this time over the UK!:)
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posted on
12/04/2016 9:29:00 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Hey, whining losers,Trump will just go ahead & make things better for us without you!!!!")
To: AdmSmith
LOL! Got me for about 30 seconds. :^)
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posted on
12/04/2016 9:29:04 AM PST
by
dasboot
(GOV POLICY: From each according to our needs; to each according to our needs.)
To: AdmSmith
To: AdmSmith
Must be 🎅 Santa
To: AdmSmith
NORAD gets over-excited every year around this time. And every year, it turns out to be just a chubby guy in a very fast home-built sleigh.
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posted on
12/04/2016 9:32:34 AM PST
by
Pollster1
("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
To: AdmSmith
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posted on
12/04/2016 9:35:18 AM PST
by
Artemis Webb
(Ted Kennedy burns in hell.)
To: AdmSmith
The article is false. Santa was shot down over Iran.
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posted on
12/04/2016 9:40:03 AM PST
by
Rebelbase
(Gatlinburg wildfire: over 1000 homes and business damaged or destroyed.)
To: AdmSmith; All
NORAD Santa Tracker:
www.noradsanta.org/
This IS a lot of fun on Christmas Eve; I always put it up and we check it from time to time. :)
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posted on
12/04/2016 9:43:23 AM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
To: All
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posted on
12/04/2016 9:44:28 AM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
To: ClearCase_guy
All three of the RAF’s aircraft in the air at once?
To: AdmSmith
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posted on
12/04/2016 9:50:17 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: ImJustAnotherOkie
yep....and ready to repel the Luftwaffe again if necessary.
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posted on
12/04/2016 9:51:05 AM PST
by
Churchillspirit
(9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
To: Rebelbase
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posted on
12/04/2016 9:51:51 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: AdmSmith
Santa Claus is coming to town.
To: AdmSmith
About once a year this activity is detected and it is real!
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posted on
12/04/2016 10:15:53 AM PST
by
Mr. K
( Trump kicked her ass 2-to-1 if you remove all the voter fraud.)
To: AdmSmith
I don’t care what your name is fat man, get those reindeer off my roof!
To: ClearCase_guy
Well, eventually. But not right this min
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posted on
12/04/2016 10:34:55 AM PST
by
Celtic Conservative
(CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
To: stocksthatgoup
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posted on
12/04/2016 10:35:43 AM PST
by
dfwgator
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