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From: newman@utcsrgv.UUCP (Ken Newman)
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Subject: Re - Trans-USSR Air Rally
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Date: Sat, 10-Sep-83 14:21:56 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 10 14:21:56 1983
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This stuff about the "Soviets not being very good at
interception" is misinformed. According to the accounts
I've read, the Soviet fighters were tracking the Korean
airliner for 2-1/2 hours before they closed in. They
apparently knew damn well the course of the 747 and let
it go well into Soviet airspace before they attacked.
That still doesn't explain why they didn't meet it early
and escort it away though.... why did they let it come
so far into their airspace at all?