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F16 lights up an SUV using its cannon with 2 American Soldiers inside

Started by Drache, July 16, 2008, 03:58:14 PM

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Drache

July 16, 2008, 03:58:14 PM
http://safetycenter.navy.mil/PHOTO/

QuoteSeems a pair of soldiers were driving a rented SUV at a test and training range out west one night. Seems an F-16 pilot was getting some target practice at the time. Seems the SUV was in the target area. Seems the pilot was a good shot.

A local spokesman said the soldiers were not hit but suffered minor injuries "while exiting the vehicle in rough terrain." Personally, any minor injuries I suffered while bailing out of a vehicle and running away while being shot at with REALLY big bullets would be a welcome alternative.

The soldiers had been training to identify enemy targets and direct aircraft to fire on them. And to this, all we can say is, "Now you know what it feels like."

Have you ever seen those little stick-on "bullet hole" decals you can get for your car? This is what the jumbo version would look like. I just wish we had a photo of the expression on the face of the car-rental employee when this one was towed back in.

Update: According to an Air Force news release, investigators determined that this mishap was due to pilot error. "The cause of the accident was the failure of the pilot to positively identify the intended target during the nighttime, close air support training sortie," the news release said. The F-16 pilot had been wearing night-vision goggles while firing the jet's 20 millimeter canon. He briefly lost sight of the target area as rolled and began the strafing run, then misidentified the SUV as the target, which was actually 1.5 miles away. The two soldiers in the SUV were part of a different training project on the range.

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#1
July 16, 2008, 04:26:31 PM
Nice grouping. :2thumbs:



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Drache

#2
July 16, 2008, 04:35:35 PM
Quote from: CHARGER_FAN on July 16, 2008, 04:26:31 PM
Nice grouping. :2thumbs:



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#3
July 16, 2008, 04:36:51 PM
The trailer manufacturer's name made me laugh.    :lol:
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Forza

#4
July 16, 2008, 05:31:35 PM
Well I hope they bought insurance when they rented the SUV.

69rtse4spd

#5
July 17, 2008, 01:26:58 AM
Well thats one way to get rid of unsold units. :smilielol:

craigandlynda

#6
July 17, 2008, 07:28:40 AM
there's nothing that can't be fixed with a little duct tape.

sick dawg

#7
July 17, 2008, 01:57:00 PM
HLPAG  will have it looking good as new with some bondo and fiberglass! :2thumbs:

moparstuart

#8
July 17, 2008, 02:05:51 PM
Quote from: sick dawg on July 17, 2008, 01:57:00 PM
HLPAG  will have it looking good as new with some bondo and fiberglass! :2thumbs:
and a little chicken wire
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ITSA426

#9
July 18, 2008, 12:51:04 PM
I wanted to know how the two soldiers wound up inside the cannon.

Plumcrazy

#10
July 18, 2008, 09:46:02 PM
Quote from: CHARGER_FAN on July 16, 2008, 04:26:31 PM
Nice grouping. :2thumbs:
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I don't know, I think I'd call the hole in the rear door a "flyer".    :rofl:

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C_stripes

#11
July 18, 2008, 09:59:29 PM
Quote from: Old Moparz on July 16, 2008, 04:36:51 PM
The trailer manufacturer's name made me laugh.    :lol:
Thats here in Utah.
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jeryst

#12
July 18, 2008, 10:09:00 PM
Wonder how it got the flat tires. None of them look like they were hit.

TheGhost

#13
July 20, 2008, 04:09:51 PM
Quote from: jeryst on July 18, 2008, 10:09:00 PM
Wonder how it got the flat tires. None of them look like they were hit.

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#14
July 23, 2008, 08:23:52 PM
incomming!!!!!!!
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mikepmcs

#15
July 23, 2008, 09:06:41 PM
That sh#$ will buff out. :2thumbs:
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69_500

#16
July 24, 2008, 07:48:44 PM
If they were to bring that to the midwest they could probably sell it if they listed it as "slight hail damaged vehicle".  :hah:

TeeWJay426

#17
July 29, 2008, 11:42:46 AM
Quote from: C_stripes on July 18, 2008, 09:59:29 PM
Thats here in Utah.

That's where this happened- at the Dugway Proving Grounds. Where the system my company is developing- that I'm currently working on- will be testing in a few years. Maybe I'd better find another assignment before we get to the system test phase.... :o
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