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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
I used to have a photo taken of the internet of a forklift that had run off the end of a dock and dropped a bomb on the ground. I wish I could find it now.

Do I win a prize?


7 posted on 02/03/2005 7:19:53 PM PST by ElkGroveDan
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To: ElkGroveDan

Anyone know where that is? That looks like building 999 at Eglin AFB.


9 posted on 02/03/2005 7:26:32 PM PST by saminfl
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To: ElkGroveDan

When I worked on the docks at Concord Naval Weapons Station, Port Chicago, CA, a fork driver put his forks through 2 500# HE bombs instead of under the pallet.

Fortunately, they only went off 'low-base'. The driver rolled off the rear of the forklift, which protected him from the heat of the fire-ball. IIRC he broke an arm, but was otherwise uninjured.

I was glad it was my day off.


10 posted on 02/03/2005 7:27:49 PM PST by ApplegateRanch (The world needs more horses, and fewer Jackasses!)
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To: ElkGroveDan

That's It! Thanks everyone!


13 posted on 02/03/2005 8:17:55 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (When someone burns a cross on your lawn, the best firehose is an AK-47.)
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