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growing excitement and yelling in CIC about COMAIR. He looked at WCO's IFF box and "read 6700 block", altitude about 11,000 ft. (IO Exhibit 73).
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(e) (S) (CO-SIDES) recalled evaluating TN 4131 as a non-threat based on CPA to USS SIDES, F-14 ASUW capability, lack of ESM and precedent. He noted an altitude of 11,000 ft and shifted his attention to the P-3 to the west. (IO Exhibit 48) ( , pp. 151, 153).
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(1) (U) Airbus A300 carries WXR-700C-X NAV/Weather Avoidance Radar
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(3) (U) Narrow beam of radar plus ascending angle will make the probability of detection of the Airbus radar by SLQ-32 marginal.
(4) (U) Neither USS VINCENNES, USS ELMER MONTGOMERY, nor USS SIDES had a AN/SLQ-32 intercept of the Airbus radar (Enclosure 16).
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(g) (S) USS ELMER MONTGOMERY had no ESM contacts that would have correlated TN 4131 to an F-14. (IO Exhibits 27 & 33, p. 89).
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(h) (S) never recalled seeing an altitude above 11,000 ft. ( , p. 814).
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(i) (S) TN 4131 was at 16 NM, BRG 018, SPD 371 and ALT 11,230. (IO Exhibit 91).
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(j) (S) (TIC) recalled target altitude of 11,000 ft at 15 NM. He began to update the range every open spot on net 15/16. USS VINCENNES's system data indicated 11,400 feet at 06:53:31. (IO Exhibit 91, p. 682}}
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(k) (S) (GW) heard continuous reports of declining altitude. ( , p. 815).
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(l) (S) (IAD) recalled being prepared to give the final warning when another ship came up and gave a challenge. also recalled that the aircraft was at 7800 ft at that time and at 450 kts. The USS VINCENNES's system data did not hold this altitude until after missile intercept. (IO Exhibit 91, , p. 610).
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(m) (S) IAD challenge issued by (USS SIDES) to aircraft BRG 204 to VINCENNES, RNG 31kyds,
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