On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 01:58:14PM +0000, ANDREW WRIGHT wrote:

 > > Hanging around German fighter airfields at low altitude wasn't all
 > > that healthy either. Their AAA was pretty good and they sometimes
 > > tasked a FW190 unit to protect the rockets or jets in the landing and
 > > takeoff phase.

 [ ... ]

 > Does the Space Shuttle get a mention in all of this?

!!! Has the space shuttle been subjected to AAA fire?

Ye gods.  That explains everything!

  - mark

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