SUV taken out by F-16 - Page 3

Yahoshua · 06-10-08, 11:11 PM

I'm wondering what the hell they were doing so close to the live-fire range.

It's a perfect example of "Doing STUPID in the NO STUPID ZONE".

5 klicks is the blink of an eye to a fast moving jet....

Reminds me of how a similar accident ocurred with another pilot accidentally strafing a school someplace on the East Coast (thankfully it was empty).

joegrundman · 06-10-08, 11:28 PM

you saying someone once parked a school in a stupid place?

stabiz · 06-11-08, 05:20 AM

:rotfl:

Yahoshua · 06-11-08, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joegrundman

you saying someone once parked a school in a stupid place?

In all seriousness, YES.

The live-fire range for aircraft had been there since the 1940s' before the town was even built. So some dumbass decided to build the school only 5 miles away from the firing range.

Obviously, parents were upset and they wanted the firing range shut down after the incident and I never heard anything of it afterwards.

Raptor1 · 06-11-08, 08:48 AM

http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/ne...fing-range.htm

This?

Platapus · 06-11-08, 09:54 AM

When I was EOD out at Hill, we had a similar situation.

An A-10 was SUPPOSED to be doing a dry run on this target. We were transiting the area with range clearance. Suddenly we became aware that the run was hot.

A GAU-8, even with training rounds, can ruin your day real fast.

Never saw the fat team chiefs unass a vehicle quite so fast before. :rotfl:

Of course this is only funny because no one got hurt. Believe me, we were not laughing at the time.

06-10-08, 11:11 PM	#31
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm wondering what the hell they were doing so close to the live-fire range. It's a perfect example of "Doing STUPID in the NO STUPID ZONE". 5 klicks is the blink of an eye to a fast moving jet.... Reminds me of how a similar accident ocurred with another pilot accidentally strafing a school someplace on the East Coast (thankfully it was empty). __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

06-10-08, 11:28 PM	#32
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	you saying someone once parked a school in a stupid place? __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

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stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: __________________

06-11-08, 08:48 AM	#35
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/ne...fing-range.htm This? __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

06-11-08, 09:54 AM	#36
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	When I was EOD out at Hill, we had a similar situation. An A-10 was SUPPOSED to be doing a dry run on this target. We were transiting the area with range clearance. Suddenly we became aware that the run was hot. A GAU-8, even with training rounds, can ruin your day real fast. Never saw the fat team chiefs unass a vehicle quite so fast before. :rotfl: Of course this is only funny because no one got hurt. Believe me, we were not laughing at the time. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.