On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:43:03 +0100, Dave wrote:

Military. Was out with the RAF just before Gulf War I, they were
flying sorties out over the Saudi desert, they get seriously low
when
in combat rather than excercise conditions. They were down to a
few
tens of feet, camels were a hazard...

I presume you are talking about Tornado here. They *can* fly damn low.

Yep, "The Crater Makers" ... Which is why we lost so many aircraft
out there.

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Cheers
Dave.