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B-1 BOMBER LOST IN THE INDIAN OCEAN!!
Fox News
Posted on 12/12/2001 9:01:33 AM PST by Walkin Man
BREAKING ON TV!!
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: b1; usaf
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To: Walkin Man
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.
To: Foghat
FYI
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posted on
12/12/2001 9:23:50 AM PST
by
suni
To: Walkin Man
prayers for the crew
To: Rebelbase
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.
To: Walkin Man
Thank God, 30 min into incident, no FReeper has posted that this is part of some grand conspiracy!
To: Heisenburger
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.
To: Ryeoc
Malfunction of some kind sounds right, especially based on location and the fact that probably only one or two countries could shoot it down.
To: Walkin Man
....and prayers for crew dogs.
To: RetiredArmy
- 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
To: Walkin Man
Thanks for the photos!
To: AnalogReigns
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!
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Re: Diego Garcia...been there. There is nothing there when ys get there. It doth suck.
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posted on
12/12/2001 9:26:28 AM PST
by
Khurkris
To: Walkin Man
![](http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/images/diego_garcia1.jpg)
Prayers for the crew.
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posted on
12/12/2001 9:27:17 AM PST
by
dighton
To: Ryeoc
Prayers for your brother! I appreciate him very much!!
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Anyone here post any info about ejection mechanisms for the plane?
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posted on
12/12/2001 9:28:13 AM PST
by
ken5050
To: MindBender26
I'm tellin' ya, this place just ain't the same without Mikey Rivero...
But the fruitcakes will glom onto this soon enough :o(
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posted on
12/12/2001 9:28:22 AM PST
by
Poohbah
To: Fury
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!!
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posted on
12/12/2001 9:28:25 AM PST
by
VOYAGER
To: RetiredArmy
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
To: strela
"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!
To: MindBender26
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.
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