[antidisestablishment]

I pray the pilot made it out, but would be surprised if he did. I was stationed at Spangdahlem--great base. When I was there, we had an A10 crash into an apartment building with multiple casualties. Nasty business flying in crowded areas.

Anyway, I had to respond to this ``There were neither live nor depleted uranium munitions on board.'' A10 cockpits are constructed of DU, but I am thankful no DU munitions was involved. Never attempt to pacify greenies--you just spread the disease.

[Tennessee_Bob]

No pacification here. The bathtub is titanium.

There may be DU in the engines being used as counterweights, but the tub is titanium.

[demlosers]

I believe the A-10 that crashed into a town in the 80's came was stationed at a Forward Operation Location in Germany and was assigned to RAF Bentwaters.

The GAU-8 gun was probably armed with 30mm TP(target practice rds), the only times Depleted Uranium is loaded is for war or an actual exercise that calls for a DU rds.

[PsyOp]

A10 cockpits are constructed of DU

I believe you are mistaken there. The "bathtub" in which the pilot sits is constructed of titanium and composite materials. Depleted Uranium is used in the ammunition only, as far as I know.