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[IMG]http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/1/13/1326471731476/Dutch-air-force-F-16-plan-007.jpg[/IMG]Dutch air force F-16 planes helped police chase a suspect. Photograph: Tarik Tinazay/AFP/Getty Images
The Dutch air force has said that two of its F-16 jet fighters tried to help police chase a criminal suspect.
Olav Spanjer, a spokesman for the force, said the jets were about to leave Volkel airbase on a training mission on Thursday evening when they heard that police had requested a military Jeep to chase a suspect over soggy terrain.
The pilots volunteered to help search using their infrared cameras, and Spanjer said: "It was kind of a long shot."
The suspect was in a car which was fitted with stolen numberplates and sped away when police tried to pull it over.
After an exchange of gunfire, the car crashed into a canal and the suspect ran away across a field. In the end, a tip from a suspicious neighbour, and not a hi-tech jet, led police to the man.[/release]
[URL]http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/13/dutch-air-force-jets-chase-suspect?newsfeed=true[/URL]
Wow, that's real extreme
This is pretty bad ass. I work with F-15E's and I'm fairly sure the F-16 uses LANTIRN targeting pods.. pretty cool stuff. I know sniper pods can read plates at like 10 miles too. Some of that technology is just ridiculous.
Volkel? That's near to where I live.
I bet that guy wishes he chose a different day to drive with stolen plates.
[QUOTE=kizza55;34205490]I bet that guy wishes he chose a different day to drive with stolen plates.[/QUOTE]
Why?
It had nothing to do with the jets.
air to ground missiles?
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