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Sources: Flight From Philadelphia Struck By Stray Bullet
philadelphia.cbslocal.com ^ | March 29, 2011 12:30 PM | philadelphia.cbslocal.com

Posted on 03/29/2011 1:16:32 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Investigators say they now know what caused a small hole in a US Airways plane that travelled from Philadelphia to Charlotte Monday.

Sources say a stray bullet struck the rear of the Boeing 737-400 as it was landing in Charlotte.

A pilot making a pre-flight inspection during a lay-over discovered the hole towards the rear of the aircraft.

“He noticed a small hole in the exterior of the fuselage towards the rear of the aircraft,” said US Airways spokeswoman Liz Landau.

Landau said the Boeing 737 arrived at Charlotte from Philadelphia. She said there were no apparent problems during the flight.

(Excerpt) Read more at philadelphia.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; US: North Carolina; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: bullet; nc; pa; stray

1 posted on 03/29/2011 1:16:38 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
How do they know it was a stray bullet???
2 posted on 03/29/2011 1:18:54 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
"Stray Bullet?"

Hmmm... what are the odds?

3 posted on 03/29/2011 1:19:44 PM PDT by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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Charlotte is —so busy— that when you are outside smoking in the only smoking area there are take offs and landings in front and back of you every 8 seconds. So any idiot could be anywhere around the airport and take aim. Or was it an accidental stray bullet?


4 posted on 03/29/2011 1:20:06 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Obama:If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun (the REAL Arizona instigator))
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

How do they know it was a stray bullet? Could have been a micro meteor. Could have been anything.


5 posted on 03/29/2011 1:21:00 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper (Fix bayonets!)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Testing. There is an “Islamville” in York County within (ahem) shooting distance of the flight path into Charlotte.

Muslim village continues to evoke fears, rumors

By Glenn Smith

The Post and Courier

Sunday, April 25, 2010

YORK — From his home atop a rural ridge, Mayson Merk hears the drone of Arabic chanting from the forest below and the staccato crackle of gunfire in the night.


6 posted on 03/29/2011 1:24:37 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (The 0bamaNation of America slides toward death as planned.)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
Stray Bullet? How about a probe, a test, a possible (lame) terrorist attempt on taking down an airliner? I guess North Carolinians shoot their rifles in the air for no reason just like Libyan rebels?
7 posted on 03/29/2011 1:27:09 PM PDT by capydick (''Life's tough.......it's even tougher if you're stupid.'')
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

stray beheading alert by “THEIR PEOPLE”


8 posted on 03/29/2011 1:28:10 PM PDT by Diogenesis (eda)
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To: 2banana

bttt


9 posted on 03/29/2011 1:30:28 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: Uncle Miltie
From his home atop a rural ridge, Mayson Merk hears the drone of Arabic chanting from the forest below and the staccato crackle of gunfire in the night.

A direct result of Americans ceding their rights and power to the government caused by ignorance and brainwashing by leftists in the media and schools...

10 posted on 03/29/2011 1:31:03 PM PDT by Crucial
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

This bullet struck my plane!................

11 posted on 03/29/2011 1:35:38 PM PDT by Red Badger (I've posted a total of 1,698 threads and 63,835 replies, as of 03-29-2011......)
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To: WKUHilltopper

I know it is a strange report huh?

I have flown this flight and if any airport scares the bejebus out of me it is Philly. Charlotte is very busy.


12 posted on 03/29/2011 1:36:41 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Obama:If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun (the REAL Arizona instigator))
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To: 2banana
How do they know it was a stray bullet???

Can't you look at a bullet and see that it has wandered far from it's home?

13 posted on 03/29/2011 1:38:12 PM PDT by Never on my watch (WTF happened to my country?)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

How do they know that the bullet hit the plane when it was landing and not when it was taking off from Philly?


14 posted on 03/29/2011 1:46:00 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open ( <o> ---)
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To: WKUHilltopper
How do they know it was a stray bullet?

It didn't have a collar.

15 posted on 03/29/2011 1:47:42 PM PDT by JEH_Boston (Never give up.)
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To: smokingfrog

The article is retarded. At the very end it says it was not a terrorist act but they called the FBI.


16 posted on 03/29/2011 2:06:30 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Obama:If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun (the REAL Arizona instigator))
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

‘_____scares the bejebus out of me it is Philly.’

‘splain, please!
Got a daughter, SIL, and teen-age g-sons planning to fly this summer on vacation from CA to PHILLY to visit cousins in the area, then to springboard to D.C. and NY from there.


17 posted on 03/29/2011 2:46:22 PM PDT by USARightSide (At last! I'm actually here, after reading FR for 6 years! Pardon any fumbles - -)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
Folks, keep your bullets on leashes. --or-- Remember, the best form of gun control is using both hands. --or-- Poor man's MANPADS...
18 posted on 03/29/2011 7:09:58 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (Freedom is saying "No!" to the Feds, and getting away with it. "Speak 'NO' to Power!")
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To: JEH_Boston

LOL...aren’t their collar laws down there??


19 posted on 03/29/2011 10:52:18 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper (Fix bayonets!)
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