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NORAD_Tracks_Santa OP t1_j15kgeg wrote

Reply to comment by Priusaurus in We're 1st Lt Sean Carter and Capt. Steve Collier, members of the NORAD Tracks Santa team with NORAD, and we're ready to answer your questions on this 67-year old mission! by NORAD_Tracks_Santa

Santa knows, of course he knows--he's known for years now! First-hand accounts from some very star-struck interceptor pilots report that after tipping their wings as a way to say hello, the jolly old elf would give his trademark smile, and with a twinkle in his eye he'd be off again... faster than starlight.

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TopCheddarBiscuit t1_j15thom wrote

I heard Santa gave a blackbird pilot the middle finger before hitting Mach 6 back in the 80s.

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Serengeti1234 t1_j15upj0 wrote

"...and then I heard Santa hop on the radio and say, 'LA Center, requesting speed check.'"

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waitwhatchers t1_j1618su wrote

"Uh, Santa, I show you at one thousand eight hundred and forty-two knots, across the ground."

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historynutjackson t1_j163k68 wrote

"LA Center, we're reading closer to 2000, over."

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waitwhatchers t1_j1647oc wrote

"Santa, yeah, you probably have better equipment than we do. Merry Christmas."

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