Right...has this EVER happened before, since planes became a part of the military? I am sure SOMETHING is up there, but has every single transponder been turned off ever before?
No, I will say I am around a VERY large military base, and they have planes coming and going all the time and every single one has its transponder on. They NEVER turn them off in civilian controlled airspace because of commercial and private air traffic. Over military reservations, yes, I've seen them go dark.
Right...has this EVER happened before, since planes became a part of the military? I am sure SOMETHING is up there, but has every single transponder been turned off ever before?
No, I will say I am around a VERY large military base, and they have planes coming and going all the time and every single one has its transponder on. They NEVER turn them off in civilian controlled airspace because of commercial and private air traffic. Over military reservations, yes, I've seen them go dark.