Bush AWOL Story - New theory comes to light

"Matt Wiser" wrote in message
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"David Hartung" wrote:

"BUFDRVR" wrote in message
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...and if he had, it would be in his records
(which have already been
released), clearly and unequivocally.

Since it is not, it's hogwash.

Why would an ANG unit, in the old Air Defense
Command, have a SIOP
comitment?

I think the storys hogwash from that agle.

The Deuce had the capability to carry a nuclear
tipped missile (AIM 27, I
believe), and if President Bush's Unit was tasked
with this weapon, then the
President would have had to be on PRP. Personally,
I believe that AIM 27s
had long since been withdrawn from service.


The weapon was the AIM-26A Falcon. Not sure if the ANG ever had that
weapon,
but they did have the AIR-2A Genie.

Yeah I know, the last model of the F89 that my Dad flew was the "J" and to
my knowledge, it's only weapon was the Genie.

"David Hartung" wrote in message
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"Matt Wiser" wrote in message
news:4064440a$1@bg2....

"David Hartung" wrote:

"BUFDRVR" wrote in message
...
...and if he had, it would be in his records
(which have already been
released), clearly and unequivocally.

Since it is not, it's hogwash.

Why would an ANG unit, in the old Air Defense
Command, have a SIOP
comitment?

I think the storys hogwash from that agle.

The Deuce had the capability to carry a nuclear
tipped missile (AIM 27, I
believe), and if President Bush's Unit was tasked
with this weapon, then the
President would have had to be on PRP. Personally,
I believe that AIM 27s
had long since been withdrawn from service.


The weapon was the AIM-26A Falcon. Not sure if the ANG ever had that
weapon,
but they did have the AIR-2A Genie.

Yeah I know, the last model of the F89 that my Dad flew was the "J" and to
my knowledge, it's only weapon was the Genie.

I believe if you check into it, you will find the later Scorpions also had
the capability of carrying and firing the AIM-4 Falcons; earlier models
carried 2.75 inch FFAR's.

Brooks

"Kevin Brooks" wrote in message
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"David Hartung" wrote in message
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"Matt Wiser" wrote in message
news:4064440a$1@bg2....

"David Hartung" wrote:

"BUFDRVR" wrote in message
...
...and if he had, it would be in his records
(which have already been
released), clearly and unequivocally.

Since it is not, it's hogwash.

Why would an ANG unit, in the old Air Defense
Command, have a SIOP
comitment?

I think the storys hogwash from that agle.

The Deuce had the capability to carry a nuclear
tipped missile (AIM 27, I
believe), and if President Bush's Unit was tasked
with this weapon, then the
President would have had to be on PRP. Personally,
I believe that AIM 27s
had long since been withdrawn from service.


The weapon was the AIM-26A Falcon. Not sure if the ANG ever had that
weapon,
but they did have the AIR-2A Genie.

Yeah I know, the last model of the F89 that my Dad flew was the "J" and
to
my knowledge, it's only weapon was the Genie.

I believe if you check into it, you will find the later Scorpions also had
the capability of carrying and firing the AIM-4 Falcons; earlier models
carried 2.75 inch FFAR's.

According to this link, the "J" carried both the AIM 4 and the AIR 2A.

http://www.pimaair.org/Acftdatapics/nor_f89.htm