Malcolm James Baker,
42 Spencer Avenue,
Maketu 3189.
Prince Harry,
Buckingham Palace,
London.
copy Enid & Don Randall,
also Queen of England, (your Grandmother),
Gavin and Heather Chapman, Mark and Nicola,
Helen (Gillespie) Peters and husband,
Hon. Tony Ryall M.P.
Tau Henare M.P.
My web site page: http://whitechapel.yolasite.com/harry1
My web site page:
14th August 2009.
Dear Sir,
Perhaps you think that I'm over-reacting, and that I'm not qualified to make such a call, however I believe I have an unique insight into global events, and the experience to make the call. I believe that your mother, while she is nearing the end of her reign, and her life, still has the contacts and the influence to make a difference in bringing or restoring democracy and peace to the world, and indeed we hope it will be her legacy and what she is remembered for. It may seem ironic to you that I believe that while she will pass from her role as Head of the Anglican Church and head of the British Army, she will continue to live on this earth in a very real way, and will be remembered as part of the team which defeated Hitler and Fascism, and the team behind those pilots who won the Battle of Britain.
While I was not alive during those times, it did not take a genius to predict the loss of the Nazis at Stalingrad, events which have been recorded in history, and are referred to in the text book my father used as a soldier; Psychology and the Fighting Man, a Penguin Fighting Forces Special. Some people question God, and blame God for the suffering we inflict upon each other, but the lesson is that those who fail to learn from history are doomed the learn the lessons again and again.
You will be aware of the situation which happened recently in Yugoslavia, as I am aware that your father served with an artillery unit in Europe (Hungary?) at that time. The situation did not happen by accident, nor did it develop quickly, but eventually death squads started rounding up men and boys and raping women and girls. You will say that it could not happen and should not, but it did because somebody planned it to happen that way. Moslem men were blamed, but that is just a name. The situation which still exists now is fragile, where a supposed democratic government sets economic and tax policy at a whim, and the people are forced to be pragmatic because there is still, as far as I know, no welfare system as of right, which we enjoy, and without which the economy is being driven into increasing wealth disparity.
The minimum standard is a guaranteed income from the state at a level sufficient to pay the rent and buy the food for the family, without being forced into degrading sex. It is the same as rape when a woman has to sleep with a man in order to secure a job, even if it is a respectable one. It is better to fix the problem than to hide one's head in the sand and pretend it is not happening, and if the economy is not fixed, all of Europe will face the situation Serbia and other countries like Serbia are facing.
If you look at page 184 of Modern Air Combat by Bill- Guns (Gunston) and Mike Spick you will see an artist's impression of "Soviet" (Su-24 Fencers of Frontal Aviation taking out a runway. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Air_Forces
I believe these aircraft which are in fact much superior to the F-111 referred to, are taking out the radar early warning or missile defenses of this Serbian or Yugoslavian airport.
What scenario could you imagine in the future would justify an attack by Warsaw Pact, or Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Hungarian air forces on a peaceful Serbia? If All these countries are going to have the same currency (European countries such as Serbia, Italy, Greece and Germany, (forming part of the 10 countries of the European Union), what sense dos it make for them to be broken up into smaller countries. It would be like breaking Switzerland into many countries. It makes no sense, especially if they are going to have the same laws and taxes.
My text book tells me that 650 Su-24s, 300 with five regiments of the 24th Air Army in Poland (with at least one airforce unit stationed in Siberia, all the better to protect itself from attack), and another 300 with the 4th Air Army in Hungary and the Ukraine, exist, at least on paper. I do not know whether they were manufactured in India as they were due to be, or in China, or elsewhere or never made. I suggest you find out this vital information, because independent nations, with strong self defense capabilities may not be the way Europe is heading, but it is the way these countries intend to go. Who most resents the success of Russia in World War II? The Nazis. Anyone who knows about heavy water will know how the atomic bomb was developed, and yet how useless it is as a weapon, because it leaves the earth devastated. The sharing of defense information with other countries must be treated as an official secret, and done only with proper authority. I do not pretend that I blame the United States of America for stealing intellectual property belonging to me, and can only conclude that it is the Pentagon who is behind this, and therefore to be treated with suspicion and caution as an ally of this country and the United Kingdom, because they do not need to steal technology when they say they believe in the rule of law.
You should look at the Swedish Air Force (page 148) and the Sky Flash programme. Is it wise to cancel this weapon and make the Swedish reliant on the U.S. alternative, (AIM-120A)? If BAe, (a company I claim to own, and have told Hon Tony Ryall M.P. this personally, although he does not appear to have the intellectual capacity to grasp how this can be so, even though he knows it is a private company which pays its employees the same way that both Dragon and Sun do,) can provide an extremely satisfactory weapon the customer is happy with, why would the British Government act against a British company in favour of an American one if there is no corruption in government. It makes no economic or logical sense to me. Where is the Sky Flash Mk 2 now in development? Does the government still believe the air force is a thing of the past? Surely that lesson has been learned, and a proper IFF identification system, and ground to air missile to protect the home land of the air force are sufficient insurance to buy a lot of time in the event of a serious attack by an unfriendly neighbour. Where were the Europeans when Yugoslavia fell? Sitting in the Pentagon? It seems likely. The situation is now, that every time you buy a Ford Motorcar, some of the profits are going into weapons research and building up America's already huge military forces. They do not need to wait for assistance from friendly countries, and yet appear unable to create a lasting peace anywhere. Fortunately the British Navy is once again building itself into a reasonable shape, but without the proper balance of army navy and airforce, the lessons of Yugoslavia are going to be repeated again and again, and not only in Africa where white people appear not to care less because those people are a different colour, and millions can die of starvation and nobody notices. An army cannot let its soldiers die of starvation, and should not let its civilians die of it either. That is what we are fighting for surely.
You have had my plans for Israel and the Middle East, and Ceylon, Sri Lanka which frankly was a disaster and a disgrace and a blot on your mother's reign (Charles). Think seriously about whether there should be a united Yugoslavia, how quickly it should be achieved, and by whom, and whether Italy and the Pope have any business in the politics of the countries of Europe, apart from their own. Does Rome still remit money back to its own bank, and why does the Catholic Church officially deny the existence of Jesus and of God? We know that both exist, and that God's plan for us, through Jesus Christ is the right plan.
Malcolm Baker.
24th Air Army VGK (Special purpose) (South-Western Strategic Direction) At the dissolution of the Soviet Union this Army had forces in Belarus and Ukraine. In Ukraine forces consisted of the 32nd Bomber Aviation Division, at Starokonstantinov, the 56th Bomber Aviation Division at Cherlyany, and the 138th Fighter Aviation Division at Mirgorod. In the Ukraine in 1991-92, this Army had available over 140 Su-24 Fencer, over 35 Yak-28 electronic warfare aircraft, and 40 MiG-27 Floggers and 40 Su-27 Flankers for strike escort.[12]
The 4th Air Army (4 Vozdushnaya Armiya) was a Soviet Air Force formation and is now part of the Russian Air Force as the 4th Army of Air Forces and Air Defence. It was first established on May 22, 1942 from the Air Forces of the Soviet Southern Front, and fought on the Eastern Front until 1945. In 1949 it was redesignated the 37th Air Army.[1] It was reformed on April 4, 1968 in Poland, and was active there with the Northern Group of Forces for over twenty years, shifting to the North Caucasus Military District in August 1992. The arrival of the Sukhoi Su-24 drastically changed its tasking in the 1980s.
Upon its establishment in May 1942 it had 208 aircraft and 437 crews and consisted of:[2]
- 216th Fighter Division (commander V. I. Shevchenko)
- 217th Fighter Division (commander D.P. Galunov)
- 229th Fighter Division (commander P.G. Stepanovich)
- 230th Storm Division (commander S.G. Get'man)
- 219th Bomber Division (commander I.T. Batygin)
- 218th Night Bomber Division (commander D.D. Popov)
- one training regiment, seven separate mixed aviation regiments, one communication squadron, one long range reconnaissance squadron
Sky Flash
The British Aerospace Skyflash was a medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile derived from the US AIM-7 Sparrow missile and carried by Royal Air Force F4 Phantoms and Tornado F3s, Italian Air force and Royal Saudi Air Force Tornados and Royal Swedish Air Force Viggens. The missile is being replaced by the more capable AMRAAM.
In RAF service the missiles are usually carried in conjunction with four short-range air-to-air missiles, either AIM-9 Sidewinders or ASRAAMs. A version with an active Thomson CSF-developed radar seeker, Skyflash Mk 2 (called Active Skyflash), was proposed for both the RAF and Sweden but not developed.
In 1996
the RAF announced the launch of the Capability Sustainment Programme
which called for, among other things, the replacement of the Skyflash
with the AIM-120 AMRAAM.
AMRAAM incorporates an active seeker with a strapdown inertial
reference unit and computer system, giving it fire-and-forget
capability.
AIM 120
Not all AMRAAM users have elected to purchase the mid-course update option, which limits AMRAAM's effectiveness in some scenarios. The RAF initially opted not to use mid-course update for its Tornado F3 force, only to discover that without it, testing proved the AMRAAM was less effective in BVR engagements than the older semi-active radar homing BAE Skyflash weapon—the AIM-120's own radar is necessarily of limited range and power compared to that of the launch aircraft.
Terminal stage and impact
Once the missile closes to self-homing distance, it turns on its active radar seeker and searches for the target aircraft. If the target is in or near the expected location, the missile will find it and guide itself to the target from this point. At the point where an AMRAAM switches to autonomous self-guidance, the NATO brevity code "Pitbull" would be called out on the radio, just as "Fox Three" would be called out upon launch.
If the missile is fired at short range (typically visual range), it
can use its active seeker just after launch, making the missile truly
"fire and forget". The NATO brevity code "Maddog" is used in this
situation.
The AMRAAM was used for the first time on 27 December 1992, when an USAF F-16D shot down an Iraqi MiG-25 that violated the southern no-fly-zone. AMRAAM gained a second victory in January 1993 when an Iraqi MiG-23 was shot down by a USAF F-16C.
The third combat use of the AMRAAM was in 1994, when a Republika Srpska Air Force J-21 Jastreb aircraft was shot down by a USAF F-16C that was patrolling the UN-imposed no-fly-zone over Bosnia. In that engagement at least 3 other Serbian aircraft were shot down by USAF F-16C fighters using AIM-9 missiles (see Banja Luka incident for more details). At that point three launches in combat resulted in three kills, resulting in the AMRAAM being informally named "slammer" in the second half of the 1990s.
In 1998 and 1999 AMRAAMs were again fired by USAF F-15 fighters at Iraqi aircraft violating the No-Fly-Zone, but this time they failed to hit their targets. During the spring of 1999, AMRAAMs saw their main combat action during Operation Allied Force, the Kosovo bombing campaign. Six Serbian MiG-29 were shot down by NATO (4 USAF F-15C, 1 USAF F-16C, 1 Dutch F-16A MLU), all of them using AIM-120 missiles (the kill by the F-16C may have happened due to friendly fire, from SA-7 MANPADS fired by Serbian infantry). [7]
As of 2008 of mid 2008, the AIM-120 AMRAAM has shot down nine enemy aircraft (six MiG-29, one MiG-25, one MiG-23, and one Soko J-21 Jastreb or J-22 Orao). [8]
The Banja Luka incident, February 28, 1994, was an incident in which six Republika Srpska Air Force J-21 Jastreb single-seat light attack jets were engaged, and four of them shot down, by United States Air Force F-16s southwest of Banja Luka, Bosnia.
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After he expended all his missiles and low on fuel, Capt. Wright now handed over the chase to his wingman, Capt. Scott F. "Zulu" O'Grady, who had been flying top to cover his flight leader.
O'Grady dropped down to engage and fired a AIM-9M but it did not lock-on and missed. Black flight was now approaching "bingo fuel", the point at which a plane will not have enough fuel to return, so they pulled off to refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker circling in orbit over the Adriatic. At the same time another pair of 526th Fighter Squadron F-16Cs, "Knight 25" and "Knight 26",[6] had been vectored to the area by the AWACS. At 6:50 am, "Knight 25" managed to get in behind the remaining 3 Jastrebs. He launched a Sidewinder, downing another Serb J-21 Jastreb."
The Mrkonjić Grad incident was the shooting down of a United States Air Force (USAF) F-16 by a Bosnian Serb Army SA-6 surface-to-air missile near Mrkonjić Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 2, 1995. The American pilot, Scott O'Grady, ejected safely and was rescued six days later, on June 8. The 2001 film Behind Enemy Lines is loosely based on this event.
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