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Old September 22nd 04, 01:45 AM
Andrew C. Toppan
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On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:42:29 GMT, Michael Wise wrote:

During all our steel beaches, there were always alert-5 and alert-15
aircraft.


Like I said, the definition of "fully battle ready" can vary. I don't
think the condition you describe is "fully" battle ready in any way.
Perhaps capable of basic self defense, which is a rather different
thing.

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