Message posted by Magoo on December 31, 2002 at 20:35:54 PST:

Except that...

F-4 - None left, all retired.
F-111 - ditto...
SR-71 - and again...
J-Stars - would you take a $500M+ converted jetliner over downtown Baghdad??? Think 'sitting duck'!
Global Hawk - as above - does most of it's work from stand off ranges with side looking optics and radar.

Just because it's leaving a contrail (which could be as low as 25,000 feet), doesn't necessarily mean it's a recon platform. It might be a fighter, and at altitude the plane itself may not be able to be seen but the trail can.

Magoo

In Reply to: Re: Aircraft seen over Baghdad posted by Aaron Johnson on December 31, 2002 at 10:03:34 PST:

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• Re: Aircraft seen over Baghdad...or not! zipper 12/31/2002, 20:52:54 PST (6)
  • Re: Aircraft seen over Baghdad...or not! Richard C 01/06/2003, 17:34:53 PST (0)
  • Re: Aircraft seen over Baghdad...or not! Magoo 12/31/2002, 21:44:25 PST (4)
    • Re: Aircraft seen over Baghdad...or not! zipper 01/16/2003, 18:44:19 PST (0)
    • Re: Aircraft seen over Baghdad...or not! zipper 01/01/2003, 10:29:12 PST (2)
      • Re: Aircraft seen over Baghdad...or not! Magoo 01/01/2003, 14:41:36 PST (0)
      • Rehabbed Aircraft Rocketfox 01/01/2003, 14:38:09 PST (0)