When You Should NOT Decline The Damage Waiver [F16 pilot blasts wrong target]

Ares - A Defense Technology Blog ^ | 7/25/08 | Bill Sweetman

[TChris]

One of the more dangerous phenomena in aviation is an F-16 pilot whose marksmanship is better than his situational awareness. Two soldiers discovered this on the Utah Test and Training Range one night in April 2007. An F-16 pilot lost sight of his target while rolling into a strafing run using night-vision goggles, acquired their rented GMC Suburban instead, and converted it to Swiss cheese.

[TChris]

Ummm.... oops.

[Romulus]

Ummm.... oops.

I wonder how many people we've killed this way.

[Delta 21]

Posted way back when but I’ll cut you some slack ‘cause its cool.

[kbennkc]

Hello , On Star ?

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I’m trying to figure out their joke. The plane already has a Gattling Gun.

[faloi]

Thank goodness it wasn’t an A-10. Or a Hercules.

[driftdiver]

“I’m trying to figure out their joke. The plane already has a Gattling Gun.”

the one pictured is a manual gattling gun and ensures the target can be visually acquired. not sure how the pilot would turn the crank and fly though.

[Jabba the Nutt]

Remember to fill the tank before you return it.

[driftdiver]

Thank goodness it wasn’t a missile or 1000lb bomb

[Billthedrill]

Aw, c'mon. A little bondo and a fresh coat of paint and who's gonna know?

(Note to self: check to see that "strafing" is covered under comprehensive...)

[sinanju]

I’m assuming those were steel dummy rounds being used.

20mm high explosive would have left a lot less.

[sinanju]

I’m still confused however.

The pilot was wearing NVG. Does that mean he was looking through his heads-up display in gun mode?

[bmwcyle]

That SUV will never kill again.

[Cyman]

Boy I want to be able to call in a strike like that when I am trying to get into San Diego and all the (Ariz)Zonies are driving in the left hand lane like they own it.

[MarineBrat]

ROFL!

[mnehring]

I would love to see the look on the face of the rental agent when they attempted to return the vehicle.

[Hacklehead]

For Sale: GMC Suburban, recent body work, new upholstery. Could be a new commercial for CarFax.

[willgolfforfood]

I’m guessing they pretty much shredded their own luggage, too, based on all those rounds in the back end of the SUV.

[buccaneer81]

all the (Ariz)Zonies are driving in the left hand lane like they own it.

Those are the transplants from Ohio.

[kbennkc]

luggage

I would have guessed beer .