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Creative Speculation

jakeXT

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11. I guess lumping in UAL 175 with the other flights is a bit sloppy

Reply to superbeachnut (Reply #10)

Mon Jun 16, 2014, 05:36 AM

Jun 2014

one of the first things they did was turn off the transponders, so the planes would not register properly on civilian radar.

He should've mentioned that UAL 175 changed it's code multiple times, while the others lost their transponder. I don't know if he writes about it in his 2001 book, or if it was known back then.

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13 planes vanish from radars over Europe [View all] jakeXT Jun 2014 OP

why is this CT? Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #1

It was too old for LBN, so I posted it here, maybe it's interesting to some people. /nt jakeXT Jun 2014 #2

but, it is a fact that this happened ... and posting it here implies that some conspiracy is Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #3

It reminded me of the transponder malfunctions over Afghanistan and MH370 this year jakeXT Jun 2014 #4

thanks for all the info and links. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #5

RADAR data is stored, a post study will show who flew where, like 911 superbeachnut Jun 2014 #6

I also know the lottery numbers after they have been chosen jakeXT Jun 2014 #7

What a typical news source, wrong superbeachnut Jun 2014 #8

Even the 911 report mentions something jakeXT Jun 2014 #9

The article you presented got it wrong superbeachnut Jun 2014 #10

I guess lumping in UAL 175 with the other flights is a bit sloppy jakeXT Jun 2014 #11

advanced surface-to-air systems like the SA-17 are transponder aware jakeXT Jul 2014 #12