B-1 BOMBER LOST IN THE INDIAN OCEAN!!

Fox News

[Walkin Man]

BREAKING ON TV!!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

10:16 PST (AP) -- "There are no known casualties. Rescue efforts are under way," Clarke said in a press conference with Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

"It is possible to eject from the B-1 bomber," said Pace.

He said the plane has a crew of four.

[suni]

FYI

[classygreeneyedblonde]

prayers for the crew

[Walkin Man]

The weather is looking good for rescue.

Good news, I hope luck and the Lord are with the Para Rescue USAF troops and the aircrew.

[MindBender26]

Thank God, 30 min into incident, no FReeper has posted that this is part of some grand conspiracy!

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Perhaps they got to close to the waves.

No, those pilots are so good at what they do, NOE is like a walk in the park for them. They wouldn't "hit" a wave. The biggest danger of NOE is engine failure etc. Then it wouldn't have been from pilot error, but mechanical. Not much time to correct a problem.

But actually, who knows right now? All I know is that American servicemen/women have crashed.

Prayers that somehow they survived it.

[elhombrelibre]

Malfunction of some kind sounds right, especially based on location and the fact that probably only one or two countries could shoot it down.

[MindBender26]

....and prayers for crew dogs.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Bomber down in Indian Ocean

• The Pentagon says a B-1 bomber has gone down in the Indian Ocean
• Rescue workers on the scene, no word on crew's fate

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Thanks for the photos!

[Walkin Man]

The jet went down about 30 miles north of Diego Garcia, a base being used by bombers in the anti-terrorism campaign in Afghanistan.

Thanks for the link AR!

[Khurkris]

Re: Diego Garcia...been there. There is nothing there when ys get there. It doth suck.

[dighton]

Prayers for the crew.

[joey'smom]

Prayers for your brother! I appreciate him very much!!

[ken5050]

Anyone here post any info about ejection mechanisms for the plane?

[Poohbah]

I'm tellin' ya, this place just ain't the same without Mikey Rivero...

But the fruitcakes will glom onto this soon enough :o(

[VOYAGER]

Strange, we have not lost a single helicopter, Fighter, B52, B-1(as far as we know at this time)or a Grunt(ours) to direct enemy action.

It seems we have all the trouble we need shooting or bombing ourselves.

I don't care how many sorties we put in the air or on the ground it is inexcusable for us to kill our own people.

If we say that a certain percentage of casualities is to be expected due to enemy action, is this also true as a result of friendly fire?

This is unacceptable with the technology we possess!!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

B1-B Lancer

Primary function: Long-range, multi-role, heavy bomber
Speed: 900+ mph
Armament: Short-range attack missiles, bombs and cruise missiles
Crew: Four (aircraft commander, copilot, offensive systems officer and defensive systems officer)

Source: U.S. Air Force

[Constitution Day]

"Unless Diego Garcia has changed a lot since 1978 when I was stationed there, its a 26 mile by 1 mile strip with a good airstrip, coral sand, tedium, and no women."

My uncle was there just after 9/11 (he was in Oman on 9/11 & was flown there).
He was there for a couple days afterward & said it was, hands down, the most boring place on earth!

[Lazamataz]

Thank God, 30 min into incident, no FReeper has posted that this is part of some grand conspiracy!

Michael Rivero bribed the CFR to exert pressure on Jewish Bankers who ordered you to write that.