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Pilot parachutes to safety after Thunderbird crashes [Colorado]
http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Reports-of-plane-crash-south-of-Colorado-Springs-airport-381683861.html ^
Posted on 06/02/2016 1:06:14 PM PDT by DesertRhino
Local news reporting a Thunderbird crashed and the pilot safely ejected.
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: aerospace; airforceacademy; co; colorado; eject; f16; fightingfalcon; planecrash; thunderbirds; usaf; usairforce
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To: DesertRhino
How appropriate of what he has done to our military.
Pray America wakes
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posted on
06/02/2016 1:07:43 PM PDT
by
bray
(Trump/Palin 2016)
To: bray
Pray the next one drops on .......nevermind.
WONT say what everyone is thinking.
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posted on
06/02/2016 1:09:39 PM PDT
by
DCBryan1
(No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
To: DesertRhino
This is common when someone’s ears get sucked into the intakes.
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posted on
06/02/2016 1:11:34 PM PDT
by
The Toll
To: DesertRhino
The Jet crashed after doing a fly over after Obama’s speech at the Air Force Academy.
To: DesertRhino
How did he parachute to safety after the crash?
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posted on
06/02/2016 1:21:17 PM PDT
by
BykrBayb
(Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. ~ Þ)
To: castlegreyskull
A metaphor if there ever was one.
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posted on
06/02/2016 1:21:38 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
To: DesertRhino
Either ran out of fuel or those reman parts from Pep Boys failed...
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posted on
06/02/2016 1:21:38 PM PDT
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
To: DesertRhino
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posted on
06/02/2016 1:22:03 PM PDT
by
Red Steel
To: DesertRhino
The Obama Jinx strikes again
To: castlegreyskull
I live north of the Academy in the flight path and the flying abruptly stopped and a single engine could be heard buzzing around. Not the usual multi jet formation flying. So, that explains that.
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posted on
06/02/2016 1:22:49 PM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Islam should be banned and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
To: BykrBayb
If a plane crashes on an international border where do you bury the survivors?
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posted on
06/02/2016 1:24:15 PM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: DesertRhino
I was at the first Thunderbirds flight demo to use the F-16, at Norton AFB, San Bernadino, CA, 1983. Hopefully they are using newer aircraft now.
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posted on
06/02/2016 1:24:40 PM PDT
by
jimtorr
To: CodeToad
Thankfully no one got hurt from the crashing jet including the pilot.
To: central_va
Let’s see if anyone bites....;)
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posted on
06/02/2016 1:26:23 PM PDT
by
exit82
(Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
To: george76
ping
Glad the pilot is safe.
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posted on
06/02/2016 1:27:03 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
(When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
To: DesertRhino
Wow, hate to hear this!! Three good things though: 1)our pilot is alive and well, 2)they had completed their graduation ceremony performance, and 3) our pilot had the good fortune to be able to aim for a field away from the graduates and local church nearby. I’d say our good Lord was looking out for all involved! Horrible story nonetheless but it does have a few bright spots I guess...
To: DesertRhino
Pilot parachutes to safety after Thunderbird crashes That's pretty impressive. Usually they bail out *before* the plane crashes.
To: BykrBayb
To: central_va
If a plane crashes on an international border where do you bury the survivors?I would bury them on the other side, and let them dig themselves out.
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posted on
06/02/2016 1:28:41 PM PDT
by
Paradox
(My positions can evolve, but Principles should be immutable.)
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