This is reposted from a repost on the Brit Car list. It was WAAAAYYYY too
good not to share.
"Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 22:55:40 EST
From: BritshIron@aol.com
Subject: Radar Trap!
Folks, this was on the Rover list and I thought it was too good not to pass
on.......enjoy........roland
Subject: SEC: UNCLASSIFIED - Radar Bogey
A report has revealed that two traffic patrol officers from
North Berwick were involved in an unusual incident whilst checking for
speeding motorists on the A1 road between Oldhamstocks and Grantshouse.
Last May, they were using a hand-held radar device to trap unwary motorists
on the Edinburgh to London trunk road. One of the unnamed officers used the
device to check the speed of an approaching vehicle, and was surprised to
find that his target had registered a speed in excess of 300 miles per hour.
The UK5000 pound machine then seized up and could not be
re-set by the bemused PC's. The radar had in fact latched on to a NATO
Tornado aircraft in the North Sea, which was taking part in a simulated
low-flying exercise over the Borders and Southern Scotland. Following a
complaint by Sir William Sutherland, Chief Constable of the Lothian &
Borders Police force to the RAF liaison office, it was revealed that the
officers had a lucky escape - the tactical computer on board the aircraft
not only detected and jammed the "hostile" radar equipment, but had
automatically armed a Maverick air-to-ground missile ready to neutralise the
perceived threat. Luckily the Dutch pilot was alerted to the missile status
and was able to override the automatic protection system before the missile
launched.
The Police have so far declined to comment, although it is understood that
officers will be advised to point their radar guns inland in future."
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