"System Failure Is Blamed In U.S. Downing Of British Jet"

Thanks Mike,,I'll read it.

On 18 May 2004 07:08:05 -0700, (Mike) wrote:

the report is at Military Aircraft Accident Summary for Tornado GR4A
ZG710 http://www.mod.uk/linked_files/publi.../maaszg710.pdf

"Drewe Manton" wrote in message
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"Kevin Brooks" wrote in
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Curiousity compels me to ask--were you one of the guys claiming
it was just another case of trigger-happy Patriot engagement after it
went down?


Nope, feel free to google it (though I doubt you have the desire to do
so, I certainly don't!) but my stance from day one has been that it was a
fog of war tragedy. Although I will admit to a wry smile when a couple of
days later an F-16CJ fired on a Patriot radar system (I think I'm right
in saying no-one was hurt in that incident, do you remember anything?).

IIRC the radar got trashed, but no injuries to personnel. ISTR that incident
*was* a case of "RoboPatriot" screwing up...

Just another chain of events in large scale operations that come together
at the worst possible moment and create the worst possible outcome for
those involved.

Agreed. But some of your fellow countrymen were quite a bit more accusatory
(and one-sided in those accusations) in the immediate aftermath--and they
are strangely quiet now.

Brooks


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Regards
Drewe
"Better the pride that resides
In a citizen of the world
Than the pride that divides
When a colourful rag is unfurled"

"Kevin Brooks" wrote in message
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"Drewe Manton" wrote in message
Nope, feel free to google it (though I doubt you have the desire to do
so, I certainly don't!) but my stance from day one has been that it was
a
fog of war tragedy. Although I will admit to a wry smile when a couple
of
days later an F-16CJ fired on a Patriot radar system (I think I'm right
in saying no-one was hurt in that incident, do you remember anything?).

IIRC the radar got trashed, but no injuries to personnel. ISTR that
incident
*was* a case of "RoboPatriot" screwing up...

Actually it's a case of poor signal identification on the part of the CJ.
That's what you get when you put cheap EW pods on aircraft and expect them
to identify radar signals. I seriously doubt a F-4G crew would have made the
same mistake.