Are you kidding me?!

[J0hn]

Looky here:

http://www.key.aero/view_news.asp?ID=29 ... n=military

So what were the Typhoons going to do with this verbally abusive guy, exactly?

No wonder we're having to shelve the Nimrod, if the MOD keeps shelling out it's supposedly scarce dosh on such operations...

JD

[Garry Russell]

This was serious

He said he had a gun (it was a hoax) and threatened that he was going to blow himself up

He has appeared in court

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-12272979

The RAF would had to attend....just imagine if it was real and it was hijacked and flown towards London...they'd have to shoot it down.

Sounds far etched but they didn't know it was a hoax, even if they guessed it

If it had been real and something had happened the RAF would be criticised for not doing enough to stop it happening wherever it did............."They should have sent up fighters" would be the cry

Just can't take any chances.

I hope he is billed for the cost

[Harry Basset]

How would they shoot anything down? As I understand it the Typhoon has no working cannon and probably wouldn't get the OK to expend a missile without a Cabinet meeting.

[J0hn]

Also, where would they shoot it down, without a very high probability that it would kill people on the ground?

Or would the pilots say "Hey, tell you what, we'll fly out over the Atlantic so you can kill us all safely - just in case!"

JD

[FlyTexas]

Imagine being the fighter pilot who had to squeeze the trigger/press the button. (shudder)

Brian