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Originally Posted by javadog View Post
I do have to wonder if it might have flown into one of the Australian radars that sweeps NW, off of the coast of Australia. From what I have seen of their coverage maps, it seems like the plane should have flown through their coverage from the radar based at Laverton.

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Im not sure that would be correct Java- the search area is 1000 miles NW of Perth- and Perth is 2000 miles west of Laverton. (Which AFAIK is decommissioned and a housing estate.) Is the military radar capable of that type of range?
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