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Posted by Tom Kwiatkowski Sr. - 309C on 10/31/2009, 2:32 pm
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Topic: "ELECTRONIC WARFARE": 7. How many crew operate the EA-6B Prowler? a 2 b 4 c 6 8. Where was the Combat Crew Training School for the B-52 bomber? a Castle AFB b Mather AFB c Pensacola NAS ================================================== ANSWERS TO 29 OCTOBER QUESTIONS 3. Which version of the Tornado warplane is designed for the EW mission? a ECR b F.Mk 3 c IDS Airborne EA platforms are typically adaptions of strike aircraft such as the European Tornado ECR and the US Navy's EA-6B Prowler. (SOURCE: WEAPONS OF WAR) ================================================== 4. In what year did the RAF begin using "Window" to protect its bombers? a 1941 b 1943 c 1944 This technique was first used in World War II by Royal Air Force bombers starting in mid-1943. They dropped packets of metallic foil strips, known as "Window" (now known as chaff), which would break open in the air and swamp the screens of the German radars with tens of thousands of echoes. (SOURCE: WEAPONS OF WAR) ================================================== Walt, guess what. 2 for 2. AB FAN! Well OK, my source may be in error again. Hell, who knows what they're up to in Washington anyway. ==================================================

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