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January 7th 10, 11:26 PM
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The wreckage of three "unmanned high-altitude reconnaissance" aircraft shot down over the PRC. A total of 17 such aircraft were claimed by the PRC. I have no date for the picture, nor any ID for the aircraft. It looks like a Regulus to me but I don't know if these were ever used for reconnaissance work (or indeed how high they could fly). Sent to test air defences? Can anyone here help? 
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January 7th 10, 11:59 PM
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"Netko" wrote in message
x.com... The wreckage of three "unmanned high-altitude reconnaissance" aircraft shot down over the PRC. A total of 17 such aircraft were claimed by the PRC. I have no date for the picture, nor any ID for the aircraft. It looks like a Regulus to me but I don't know if these were ever used for reconnaissance work (or indeed how high they could fly). Sent to test air defences? Can anyone here help? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Firebee Ryan Firebee possibly ? They were used in Vietnam for recon work and more than a few returned with additional holes. -- Cheers Dave Kearton
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January 8th 10, 12:27 AM
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On Fri, 8 Jan 2010 00:11:12 +0000, Dave Kearton wrote
(in article ): Ryan Firebee possibly ? They were used in Vietnam for recon work and more than a few returned with additional holes. Ah, much more convincing than the Regulus, not least because, having now checked, I see that the Regulus had no tailplane. They could have been shot down over Vietnam and shipped to China for display rather than shot down over the PRC as the original caption stated. Thanks for this.
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January 8th 10, 12:32 AM
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On Fri, 8 Jan 2010 10:29:12 +1030, "Dave Kearton"
wrote: "Netko" wrote in message ex.com... The wreckage of three "unmanned high-altitude reconnaissance" aircraft shot down over the PRC. A total of 17 such aircraft were claimed by the PRC. I have no date for the picture, nor any ID for the aircraft. It looks like a Regulus to me but I don't know if these were ever used for reconnaissance work (or indeed how high they could fly). Sent to test air defences? Can anyone here help? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Firebee Ryan Firebee possibly ? They were used in Vietnam for recon work and more than a few returned with additional holes. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Mo...na_overflights -- A Libertarian society is an oxymoron. mr_antone
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