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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/08/photoga...massacre


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is the guy in the 5th photo pointing a rifle at the cameraman? you can zoom in pretty close, but I can't tell for sure


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The report states that they get fired upon after a few fly buys at close range. Pitty it was not a gun ship in lieu of a photo plane.
 
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Here's the answer to that question.

"the crew flew over a suspected poachers' camp several times. On the third pass, a man with an assault rifle fired at the plane as it passed by just 150 feet (46 meters) above the ground. No one was injured in that attack, and Fay managed to snap a photo of the gunner"


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The report states that they get fired upon after a few fly buys at close range. Pitty it was not a gun ship in lieu of a photo plane.


Yes, a gun-ship! Aye to that.

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They must use the ex selous scouts SAS and RLI or the excellent koevoets or recces and hire them to kill this animals only flying over them is a joke for these killers.Juan


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Posts: 6382 | Location: Cordoba argentina | Registered: 26 July 2004Reply With Quote
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There must be a few Sukhoi-25 "Frogfoot" ground attack aircraft available. Three 23 mm strafing passes and there would be enough "shredded poacher" to fatten up a lot of hyenas and jackals that night.

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Poacher camps in Eastern Chad, as those in Eastern CAR, aren't necessarily comprised of just armed men. Frequently they are family groups and frequently they are herding their own cattle. Which means there are women and children. I doubt if either the Chadians or the French forces would fire on them from aircraft, even if someone took a potshot at them.


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