Posted on 08/12/2020 12:44:57 PM PDT by SJackson
A US Air Force helicopter was shot at near Manassas, Virginia, on Monday, injuring one of two pilots on board, according to an Air Force official.
The UH-1N was flying 10 miles northwest of Manassas on a routine training mission at an altitude of 1,000 feet when the incident occurred. It landed safely at Manassas Regional Airport west of Washington, DC, and the pilot was taken to hospital where they were treated and released, the official said.
The incident is now under FBI and Air Force investigation to determine if the helicopter was deliberately shot at or if someone was randomly shooting into the air. The aircraft will be closely inspected for other damage, the official added.
The airport operations officer Richard Allabaugh reported its air traffic control tower was notified of an "an onboard emergency on a military helicopter that was inbound."
The pilots of the US Air Force helicopter, which identified itself as Mussel 16, can be heard reporting "a medical emergency" in air traffic control audio. The aircraft initially scrapped plans to land at Manassas Regional Airport then informed controllers it would be heading "direct to Manassas."
Paramedics were called to the airport.
The US Air Force 316th wing only confirmed an incident occurred and that the helicopter made an emergency landing on Monday.
"A UH-1N Huey helicopter assigned to the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Joint Base Andrews conducted an emergency landing at 12:43 pm on August 10th in Manassas, Va during a routine training mission," the statement read.
"The Office of Special Investigations is fully engaged with our FBI colleagues on this incident. OSI take threats to our Airmen and our resources very seriously. As this is an ongoing investigation, no further investigative details can be released at this time," it added.
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Muzzies, blm, or antifa?
Probably one of the last 2 in that list.
One or the other I’ll bet
That’s like 3 choppers in 2 days now. :-)
Send a helicopter gunship next time armed with a minigun!
time to send in a another one then go in with a 10s specter gunship and level the place
The chances of hitting a moving helicopter at 1K ft. even with a semiautomatic rifle must be very, very small. Given those unlikely odds, it is just as possible that this was a random shot fired into the air, or a shot fired at something else, and the helicopter was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
gmta
im a guessing an accidental discharge by a passenger,,
or it was the russians !
or maybe it was a isamic a hole that knows to lead the target
Like there’s difference?...........
Wishful thinking. A military helicopter, domestic terrorists everywhere
1000 ft is just 334 yards. A car is easy to hit at that range and a chopper is way bigger than a car. Even at full speed you just have to lead a few feet in front of it.
OK now that explains what I saw the other day while driving.
I had just torn off a “Do not remove tag under penalty of law” from a Sealy Posturpedic and was making my escape when I heard a thump-thump sound.
it is just as possible that this was a random shot fired into the air
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Or...multiple shots fired that were not random.
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