"Vince" wrote in message
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Arved Sandstrom wrote:
"Vince" wrote in message
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The hostility of the environment is clear. However Reconnaissance in an
environment where you cannot openly protect your aircraft and are not
establishing targets is not a battlefield.

Vince

???

That makes no sense.

AHS

A firing squad is a dangerous place but its not a "battlefield"

Vince

No, but overflights where you may be shot at does qualify. A battlefield (or
battle airspace) does not have as part of its definition that there needs to
be a formally declared war.

AHS