That pilot is sooooo toast.
It was probably an accident, of course. Does the Vulcan have any history of accidental firings by the onboard computer?
Be Seeing You,
Chris
Posted on 11/04/2004 8:08:46 PM PST by wagglebee
LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J. — A National Guard F-16 fighter jet on a nighttime training mission strafed an elementary school with 25 rounds of ammunition, authorities said Thursday. No one was injured.
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woops
Damn
In Michael Moore's mind, this is exactly what we are doing in Iraq.
"In Michael Moore's mind, this is exactly what we are doing in Iraq."
Maybe it was Michael Moore. He could go down just like he did in Team America, well almost. ;)
The military is investigating the incident that damaged Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School (search) in southern New Jersey shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday. The school is a few miles from a military firing range.
Police were called when a custodian who was the only person in the school heard what sounded like someone running across the roof.
Police Chief Mark Siino said officers noticed punctures in the roof. Ceiling tiles had fallen into classrooms, and there were scratch marks in the asphalt outside.
The pilot of the single-seat jet was supposed to fire at a ground target on the firing range three and half miles from the school, said Col. Brian Webster, commander of the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard (search), which is responsible for the range. He did not know what led to the school getting shot up.
The plane was 7,000 feet in the air when the shots were fired. The gun, an M61-A1 Vulcan cannon (search), is located in the plane's left wing. It fires 2-inch-long bullets that are made of lead and do not explode, said Webster.
/gun grabber "thinking"
If you know kids, I'm sure they find this awful tragedy to be really, REALLY cheer-worthy.
Hell, I'd have loved to go into school when I was in grade school and found an round from an F-16 in the middle of the classroom!
The PPP will be here shortly.
PING!!!
That pilot is sooooo toast.
It was probably an accident, of course. Does the Vulcan have any history of accidental firings by the onboard computer?
Be Seeing You,
Chris
Swing set. Slide. Jungle gym. Target acquired.
I'm thinking this pilot might not be flying for a while.
At F-16 speed 3.5 miles is pretty close. Lucky they wern't DU rounds.
In many years of repairing numerically controlled machine tools, I can tell you that everything electrically controlled can and will malfunction.
Too bad it wasn't an "accidental" firing on a Kerry-Edwards rally. DOH!!! :)
Hold Muh Beer.....Watch dis!
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