Frank Newgent
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Well that's all right, then.
Crossbow
Seeking Honesty and Sanity
From the cockpit voice recorder:
HE'S COMING RIGHT AT US!
HE'S COMING RIGHT AT US!
Some suggestions for new PTA bumper stickers at Little Egg Harbor:
My school's so tough,
. . . the lunch ladies wear Kevlar hairnets.
. . . the third-graders play "Duck, duck, COVER!"
. . . the cafeteria serves Meals Ready to Eat.
. . . after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, we shout, "Hoo-ah!"
. . . the homecoming bonfire is held in the principal's office.
And last:
My Kid Is a Medal of Honor Winner at Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School.
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My school's so tough,
. . . the lunch ladies wear Kevlar hairnets.
. . . the third-graders play "Duck, duck, COVER!"
. . . the cafeteria serves Meals Ready to Eat.
. . . after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, we shout, "Hoo-ah!"
. . . the homecoming bonfire is held in the principal's office.
And last:
My Kid Is a Medal of Honor Winner at Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School.
Link
Crossbow
Seeking Honesty and Sanity
Update!
They figured out what happened as it turns out the pilot thought that the gun was in target mode when in fact it was armed, so when he pulled the trigger, the gun actually discharged as opposed to activating the laser targeting system.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041218/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/school_strafed_5
Air Force Blames Pilot in School Strafing
LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J. - An Air National Guard pilot who accidentally fired on a New Jersey school during a nighttime training exercise was to blame for the incident, but poorly designed controls in the F-16 also played a role, the Air Force concluded Friday.
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"Unfortunately, the MP [mission pilot] forgot that his aircraft's air-to-ground gun mode was selected and armed ready to fire. The MP immediately realized his error when the aircraft gun's discharged," the report said.
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They figured out what happened as it turns out the pilot thought that the gun was in target mode when in fact it was armed, so when he pulled the trigger, the gun actually discharged as opposed to activating the laser targeting system.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041218/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/school_strafed_5
Air Force Blames Pilot in School Strafing
LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J. - An Air National Guard pilot who accidentally fired on a New Jersey school during a nighttime training exercise was to blame for the incident, but poorly designed controls in the F-16 also played a role, the Air Force concluded Friday.
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"Unfortunately, the MP [mission pilot] forgot that his aircraft's air-to-ground gun mode was selected and armed ready to fire. The MP immediately realized his error when the aircraft gun's discharged," the report said.
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Re: Update!
Over www.sharpshooter-maj.com/html/profil03a.htm+when+F-16+came+into+service&hl=en]two decades[/URL] in service, and the plane is partially to blame? You think someone would have a submitted an engineering order by now...
Crossbow said:
Over www.sharpshooter-maj.com/html/profil03a.htm+when+F-16+came+into+service&hl=en]two decades[/URL] in service, and the plane is partially to blame? You think someone would have a submitted an engineering order by now...