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(q) (S) recalled hearing after the shot that the altitude was 7800 ft. ( p. 640).
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(r) (S) (TIC) recalled the missiles leaving the rail when TN 4131 was 10,000 feet at 10 NM, altitude declining. He also recalled it at 9 NM at missile launch. ( pp. 683, 686).
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(s) (S) (IAD) was in process of initiating the last IAD warning when missiles went off. The message was not sent. ( p. 610).
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(t) (S) The sound of missiles going off was recorded on IAD net. (IO Exhibit 203).
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(u) (S) TN 4133, an Iranian C-130, was reported by SPY-1 as taking off from Bandar Abbas. RNG was 42 NM. (IO Exhibit 91) (IO Exhibit 232).
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(v) (S) USS VINCENNES sent an altitude report of 13,000 feet for TN 4131 in a Link 11 message. This was followed by a "FIRING" and two "BIRDS AWAY" messages. Net cycle time was 4 seconds. (IO Exhibit 91).
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(w) (S) SPY-1 reported detection of both standard missiles outbound to TN 4131. (IO Exhibit 91).
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(x) (S) Four seconds later, terminal homing began. Illuminator #2 was used and illuminator #3 was turned off. (IO Exhibit 91).
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(y) (S) (AIC-3) said he wrote IFF Mode II-1100 and Mode II-6675 on his console shortly before intercept ( , p.715).
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(z) (S) (49 ADT) took TN 4133 in close control and identified it as "UNKNOWN ASSUMED ENEMY". TN 4133 was squawking Mode I-11. Two seconds later AAWC and IDS also took TN 4133 in close control. (IO Exhibits 91 & 132).
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(aa) (S) At 0654:41, USS VINCENNES received last Mode C altitude from TN 4131 was 12,900 feet. {49 ADT) returned to TN 4131 (IO Exhibit 91).
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(bb) (S) At 0654:43 missile #1 intercepted TN 4131 at RNG of 8 NM, BRG 001, ALT 13,500, SPD 383. Altitude reported in Link 11 message from USS VINCENNES was 13,500. One second later missile #2 intercepted TN 4131 and illuminator #2 turned off. (IO Exhibit 91).
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