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Originally Posted by jyl View Post
Or their lack of same, exposed.

If a 777 sized plane, not broadcasting transponder data, did in fact overfly the country from east to west, without being detected by the military until it had crossed to the west coast (again, "if "), that might not reflect so well on the air defenses.
If the US Navy was anywhere near an aircraft not giving off a signal or giving off a funky squawk signal I'm sure some attention would be given the matter.

Hopefully nobody pushed the wrong button.
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