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DemoTex
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Wed Feb-20-08 05:11 PM Original message |
Two F-15 fighter jets are reported missing in the Gulf of Mexico |
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Bonobo
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Wed Feb-20-08 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. One is a bad accident. What the fuck is two!? |
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Adsos Letter
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Wed Feb-20-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. a collision, most likely... |
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TomInTib
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Wed Feb-20-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. "Two" is usually a mid-air. |
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Squatch
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Two is $60,000,000 |
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George II
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Watch the news..... |
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Xipe Totec
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Wed Feb-20-08 09:46 PM Response to Reply #21 |
39. Not helpful n/t |
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George II
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Wed Feb-20-08 09:50 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Well, might have been more helpful if you weren't so damned obscene!! |
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Xipe Totec
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Wed Feb-20-08 09:55 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Make sure to check who you've responded to next time |
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Extend a Hand
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Wed Feb-20-08 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. I don't see the article? |
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Nailzberg
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Wed Feb-20-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I didn't see it on CNN, but here's another report |
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Lex1775
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Wed Feb-20-08 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. Bet it was a mid-air collision during ACM. |
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mak3cats
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Wed Feb-20-08 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. Link from CNN... |
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mr_hat
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Wed Feb-20-08 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
7. And all the worn-out, dangerous F-15s are already grounded. |
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psychopomp
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. The F-16 is still getting the job done |
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TroglodyteScholar
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Wed Feb-20-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
42. Actually, all but 9 of the grounded jets were cleared to fly last Friday. n/t |
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jobendorfer
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Wed Feb-20-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. one unpleasant possibility ... |
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CoffeeCat
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Wed Feb-20-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. Let's just hope that one of them.. |
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Deny and Shred
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Wed Feb-20-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I heard about it. Do you know of a site, or link explaining? |
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The Croquist
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. The nuclear warhead you are talking about was inside a B-52 and wouldn't fit on a F-15. |
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Thothmes
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Wed Feb-20-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #19 |
38. The 4 bombs dropped on Spain |
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Nailzberg
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Wed Feb-20-08 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
11. CNN.com now confirming collision. |
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angrycarpenter
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Wed Feb-20-08 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
12. There has been a lot of training going on lately |
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Nailzberg
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Perhaps Eagle pilots need to catch up their hours since the groundings? |
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The Croquist
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
32. I wonder if you're seeing mostly navy training. |
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angrycarpenter
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:52 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Tyndall Air Force base is nearby. |
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The Croquist
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Thu Feb-21-08 08:37 AM Response to Reply #35 |
46. My bad |
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Beausoleil
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Thu Feb-21-08 09:17 AM Response to Reply #32 |
47. No F-15s in USN n/t |
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angrycarpenter
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
14. About 3 or 4 years ago.... |
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GreenPartyVoter
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Freaky! |
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Myrina
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
17. ... headed towards Cuba perhaps? |
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RL3AO
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
20. Probably practicing dog fight simulations |
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DemoTex
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
22. September 1970 .. offshore fishing south of Destin (Eglin, AFB). Shoot-down! |
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IndianaGreen
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
23. Weren't these planes grounded because of structural failure? |
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Nailzberg
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I stand corrected below |
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RL3AO
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:29 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. No. It was an F15C that caused the grounding. |
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Nailzberg
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. I stand corrected. Problem is with a portion of the A-D models as you point out. |
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RL3AO
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. According to WP |
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IndianaGreen
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:29 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Thanks! |
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Nailzberg
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
27. UPDATE: CNN reporting pilots rescued. Details unavailable. |
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DemoTex
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. EXCELLENT NEWS! |
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Nailzberg
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:51 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. I'll hoist one for the Eagle drivers and another for the Coasties that went to find them. |
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DemoTex
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:53 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Amen, my friend. |
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judaspriestess
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Wed Feb-20-08 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
33. lots of activity coming out of Nellis today |
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Eugene
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Wed Feb-20-08 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
37. AP: Pilots Rescued After Fighter Jets Crash |
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Eugene
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Wed Feb-20-08 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
43. BBC: US fighter pilot dies after crash |
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Nailzberg
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Wed Feb-20-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. God bless the men who fly, through lonely way across the sky. |
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IndianaGreen
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Wed Feb-20-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Very sad. MSNBC is reporting the same story. |
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