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ALERT TAKE-OFF [1 record]

Record 1 2003-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
CONT

For one particular exercise, a F-5 duo would fly over the Hornets' "nest" at Sion in order to provoke an alert take-off of the F/A-18s.

Key term(s)
  • alert takeoff

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
CONT

L'usage typique du Foxbat consistait à avoir sur toutes les bases deux appareils prêts au décollage sur alerte afin de pouvoir intercepter tout intrus le plus rapidement possible.

Spanish

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