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June 30th 08, 12:13 PM
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"U.S. fighters ID bombers near Alaska: Russian flights smack of Cold War"
"Michael Shirley" wrote in message news  p.udj0zznjra3qj7@schooner-blue...On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:18:15 -0700, Tiger wrote: Tu-95 have been active in other nato areas. They don't need to fly to Alaska to take pics of F-22's. They can go to Google...... They want to collect things like reaction times, radar frequencies and pulse rates, and stuff like that. You can bet that those old Bears are packed up the gazoo with ELINT gear as well as the usual bomber stuff. I would imagine all the bomber stuff went out of the door to make room for the operator positions and all those computers. -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. 
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June 30th 08, 05:55 PM
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"U.S. fighters ID bombers near Alaska: Russian flights smackof Cold War"
William Black wrote:
"Michael Shirley" wrote in message news p.udj0zznjra3qj7@schooner-blue...On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:18:15 -0700, Tiger wrote: Tu-95 have been active in other nato areas. They don't need to fly to Alaska to take pics of F-22's. They can go to Google...... They want to collect things like reaction times, radar frequencies and pulse rates, and stuff like that. You can bet that those old Bears are packed up the gazoo with ELINT gear as well as the usual bomber stuff. I would imagine all the bomber stuff went out of the door to make room for the operator positions and all those computers. Do they still use tail gunners in Bears? Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired
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June 30th 08, 06:16 PM
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"U.S. fighters ID bombers near Alaska: Russian flights smack ofCold War"
On Jun 30, 12:55 pm, Dan wrote:
William Black wrote: "Michael Shirley" wrote in message news p.udj0zznjra3qj7@schooner-blue...On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:18:15 -0700, Tiger wrote: Tu-95 have been active in other nato areas. They don't need to fly to Alaska to take pics of F-22's. They can go to Google...... They want to collect things like reaction times, radar frequencies and pulse rates, and stuff like that. You can bet that those old Bears are packed up the gazoo with ELINT gear as well as the usual bomber stuff. I would imagine all the bomber stuff went out of the door to make room for the operator positions and all those computers. Do they still use tail gunners in Bears? Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired DEpends on the mod. Check out the Bear G
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