As an Mg owner who regularly drives that road (I live close by) I am
reassured that the fighter pilot did not fire!!! We do not want to lose
and radar traps now do we!
David
MGB GT 1973 (less than 300 miles and hour)
>This is reposted from a repost on the Brit Car list. It was WAAAAYYYY too
>good not to share.
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>"Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 22:55:40 EST
>From: BritshIron@aol.com
>Subject: Radar Trap!
>
>Folks, this was on the Rover list and I thought it was too good not to pass
>on.......enjoy........roland
>
>Subject: SEC: UNCLASSIFIED - Radar Bogey
>
> A report has revealed that two traffic patrol officers from
>North Berwick were involved in an unusual incident whilst checking for
>speeding motorists on the A1 road between Oldhamstocks and Grantshouse.
>Last May, they were using a hand-held radar device to trap unwary motorists
>on the Edinburgh to London trunk road. One of the unnamed officers used the
>device to check the speed of an approaching vehicle, and was surprised to
>find that his target had registered a speed in excess of 300 miles per hour.
>
> The UK5000 pound machine then seized up and could not be
>re-set by the bemused PC's. The radar had in fact latched on to a NATO
>Tornado aircraft in the North Sea, which was taking part in a simulated
>low-flying exercise over the Borders and Southern Scotland. Following a
>complaint by Sir William Sutherland, Chief Constable of the Lothian &
>Borders Police force to the RAF liaison office, it was revealed that the
>officers had a lucky escape - the tactical computer on board the aircraft
>not only detected and jammed the "hostile" radar equipment, but had
>automatically armed a Maverick air-to-ground missile ready to neutralise the
>perceived threat. Luckily the Dutch pilot was alerted to the missile status
>and was able to override the automatic protection system before the missile
>launched.
>
>The Police have so far declined to comment, although it is understood that
>officers will be advised to point their radar guns inland in future."
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>Allen Hefner
>SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
>'77 Midget
>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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Dr David M McNaughton
Haddington East Lothian
Radio GM8 KOF
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