Radar in the UK

[dhansen]

Two traffic patrol officers from North Berwick in the UK were involved in

an unusual incident while checking for speeding motorists on the A-1 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 locked 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 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."

[tikkanen]

[Guest boabcomo]

Damn those fast thinking pilots.

[g.forrest]

funny that exact same incident happened last week in ARIZONA! but it wasn't a tornado?

[theoneandonly]

Two traffic patrol officers from North Berwick in the UK were involved in

an unusual incident while checking for speeding motorists on the A-1 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 locked 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 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."

 

a friend of mine who is in the RAF Regiment ,and was based near Mildenham, had a story very similar ,but the pilots where flying so low down a stretch of road ,that they could set off the gatso camera.he being assistant to the c.o. got a letter and a visit from the local chief constable asking who the pilot was? his reply was.... f**k off this is covered by the official secrets act mate!

[Skeeve]

a friend of mine who is in the RAF Regiment ,and was based near Mildenham, had a story very similar ,but the pilots where flying so low down a stretch of road ,that they could set off the gatso camera.he being assistant to the c.o. got a letter and a visit from the local chief constable asking who the pilot was? his reply was.... f**k off this is covered by the official secrets act mate!

 

That's a proper CO's assistant! The CO should never be bothered w/ such trifles...

[Guzzirider]

Yes this story happened in Mid Wales too, was relayed to me in a pub by a drunken taffy in Dinas Mawddwy a few years back- nice to think its true but maybe its an urban myth.