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To: liege
Was this the type of aircraft that was forced down during the early Bush years?

No. The plane forced down during the Bush years was a P-3 Orion, based on the turboprop Electra airframe.

The P-8 Poseidons are jet-powered, based on the Boeing 737 airframe.

16 posted on 12/02/2013 12:36:39 PM PST by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: Ignorance On Parade)
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To: okie01

Isn’t an Orion for ASW? I thought that the aircraft forced down had a different mission than ASW. Some kind of electronic surveillance mission. Maybe it had the same airframe, but different equipment on board.


23 posted on 12/02/2013 1:20:05 PM PST by virgil
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