tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post171775488868784350..comments2023-10-30T06:31:05.501-07:00Comments on MilPub: Friday FailsFDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-33336431296358996222010-12-03T12:23:19.178-08:002010-12-03T12:23:19.178-08:00Sheer,
There is pretty much no one in the Air For...Sheer,<br /><br />There is pretty much no one in the Air Force who isn't well acquainted with this incident. It's a case study for a variety of mandatory training programs. Hopefully it does some good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-89446977283790654672010-12-03T11:04:37.419-08:002010-12-03T11:04:37.419-08:00Ah, and so the tragedy is made worse. I had though...Ah, and so the tragedy is made worse. I had thought the co-pilot had been able to clear the fireball.<br />4 you say...now that is sad...pilot should have known better.<br />Ah well, I guess I shouldn't be surprised...I watched an amatuer film of a Harrier pilot plopping into the water...no explosion, thankfully. <br />As it seemed he was show-boating for the amusement of the beach-goers when, imo, a systems failure occured. <br />Anyway, down goes the harrier, out ejects the pilot, harrier goes for a swim, and the pilot's chute kindly carries him right back on top of the drowning harrier.<br />Very considerate of the winds, but at least luck was on the pilot's side and the plane didn't give a fiery welcome back party.sheerahkahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16694622087244891222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-26948863899653982742010-12-03T09:22:04.403-08:002010-12-03T09:22:04.403-08:00Actually the whole crew of 4 died. The guy who ej...Actually the whole crew of 4 died. The guy who ejected cleared the aircraft but was killed in the fireball. Another guy ejected but didn't clear the aircraft before impact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com