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From: umhudso7@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Wayne Hudson)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: CF-18 shooting at USN plane?
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Date: 4 Feb 91 05:13:34 GMT
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From: umhudso7@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Wayne Hudson)
I heard a rumor on the weekend that one of our CF-18s, while on a sweep
mission for a US bombing run, nearly shot down a USN plane.  True?

It went that in thick cloud, the CF-18 detected a bogey giving off 
irregular signals (ie NOT ours, therefore it's theirs) and got permission
to shoot it down.  Before he did, though, he saw the target and visually
ID'd it as a USN plane (didn't hear what kind).

Is there anything to this?
-- 
Wayne Hudson                "Optimism:the belief that everything will work out
- umhudso7@ccu.umanitoba.ca  fine. Irrational, bordering on insane" K9, Dr. Who