Re: Again - NEW Area 51 program on NatGeo


Message posted by Peter Merlin on December 08, 2014 at 5:32:59 PST:

No, Sami. Area 51 was created to prevent nuclear war (through the use of advanced reconnaissance platforms), and it continues to provide a proving ground for aircraft used in conventional wars. It is also where we evaluate the types of tactical aircraft used by our adversaries so that U.S. pilots can more effectively face them in combat.

I'm glad you enjoyed the NatGeo show. I haven't seen it yet, but I was optimistic that it would be one of the more accurate depictions of the history of Area 51.


In Reply to: Re: Again - NEW Area 51 program on NatGeo posted by Sami on December 07, 2014 at 20:03:23 PST:

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