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F-16 Fighter Fires At School In New Jersey
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Posted on 11/04/2004 1:55:59 PM PST by crushelits
F-16 Fighter Fires At School In New Jersey
Incident Happened On Training Mission
LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J. -- A National Guard F-16 fighter jet on a nighttime training mission Wednesday fired 25 rounds of ammunition that tore through an intermediate school. No one was injured.
The military is investigating the incident that damaged Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School shortly after 11 p.m. Police were called to the area when a custodian heard what sounded like someone running across the roof of the school. The custodian was the only person in the school at the time. Police Chief Mark Siino on Thursday said police officers noticed punctures in the roof. Ceiling tiles had fallen into classrooms and there were scratch marks in the asphalt outside the building. The 2-inch long bullets are made of lead and do not explode, said Col. Brian Webster, commander of the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard. It was unclear why the shots were fired, Webster said.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: f16fighter; fires; newjersey; school
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To: Rokke
Hey. . .RIO's are good for filing the flight plan.
;-)
To: Gunrunner2
I'm going to try to make it to the Freeper Inaugral ball. Maybe we could introduce Freepers to a few rounds of Sammy Small.
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posted on
11/04/2004 6:00:24 PM PST
by
Rokke
To: F16Fighter
Hey amigo, you didn't go round the bend a bit too fast did ya? :-}
To: Rokke
To: crushelits
Had a guard unit from AZ show up at Fort Knox when I used to live nearby for some artillery training.
They must have slept through the classrom instruction cause when the lit up the big guns some guy wound up with a crater in his backyard. He was upset as it interrupted his TV watchin as I recall.
They were shipped out before that barrel had a chance to cool down.
When you live near ranges this stuff does happen from time to time.
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posted on
11/04/2004 6:18:34 PM PST
by
festus
(All Your Electoral Votes Are Belong To Us !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: crushelits
Please keep this pilot stateside
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posted on
11/04/2004 6:24:13 PM PST
by
Orlando
(www.mensnewsdaily.com, www.mensactivism.org (Support Fathers/Veteran Rights)
To: Pukin Dog; Rokke
Ahhh, both of ya are pansies. REAL men join the infantry.
JUST TEASING GUYS! :)
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posted on
11/04/2004 6:26:27 PM PST
by
Terabitten
(Live as a bastion of freedom and democracy in the midst of the heart of darkness.)
To: Mat_Helm
Whatever the cause, the military can kiss their Warren Grove firing range good bye.
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To: Tragically Single
Actually, some of the bravest men I've ever seen in combat are in the infantry. They are definitely giants among men. And I always find it an honor to buy them a drink or two too.
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posted on
11/04/2004 6:36:19 PM PST
by
Rokke
To: crushelits
Osama in Jersey?! hmmmmmm...
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posted on
11/04/2004 6:40:12 PM PST
by
World'sGoneInsane
(LET NO ONE BE FORGOTTEN, LET NO ONE FORGET)
To: Professional Engineer
I didn't have anything to do with the school strafing.
But I bet that pilot is getting his eyes checked, and then getting his career cut short.
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posted on
11/04/2004 6:40:27 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Democrats make for excellent lemming studies.)
To: Rokke
Feeling is mutual. If we ever get together, the first round is on this grunt.
All subsequent rounds, however, are on you Hollywood fighter jockey types. :)
Remember - fighter jocks make movies, infantrymen make history.
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posted on
11/04/2004 6:42:12 PM PST
by
Terabitten
(Live as a bastion of freedom and democracy in the midst of the heart of darkness.)
To: In veno, veritas
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posted on
11/04/2004 6:43:00 PM PST
by
ez2muz
To: Tragically Single
Ha! My favorite movie(s) is The Band of Brothers series. Heroes in every sense of the word. And those same guys are fighting in Iraq right now. The only thing that's changed is the equipment and location. The men are just as strong.
And I'll take your drink offer.
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posted on
11/04/2004 6:48:55 PM PST
by
Rokke
To: Rokke
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posted on
11/04/2004 6:51:59 PM PST
by
Terabitten
(Live as a bastion of freedom and democracy in the midst of the heart of darkness.)
237
posted on
11/04/2004 7:00:44 PM PST
by
Jotmo
("Voon", said the mattress.)
To: TankerKC
Electronic fire and the rate of fire seems to me it's some sort of malfunction or cook off.
I not sure at the rate these things fire that it would be physically possible to just fire 25 rounds.
While it's a good chance it's not pilot error it's still damn serious. They'll deal with it which ever the case.
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posted on
11/04/2004 7:06:34 PM PST
by
mississippi red-neck
(John Kerry is Catholic. John Kerry supports Abortion and Gay Marriage. Flip flop,flip flop.)
To: gaijin
I am telling you that there is MORE to this story, folks. How's this:
This is to get our attention. After the forged TANG memos we are all pretty well acquainted with the Air Guard - NJANG flies air cover for NYC and the corridor to DC based in Atlantic City.
A not too subtle message to FR that we are needed to keep the MSM in line to fight the WOT. Their pro-terrorist propaganda has to stop for us to win.
Chaplain Exposes Media Lies
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posted on
11/04/2004 7:20:52 PM PST
by
DaveMSmith
(In a person, prayer is truth, and a person is continually at prayer when living according to truth.)
To: glock rocks
"best way to barbeque" azimuth thread... There's an F-16 pilot in New Jersey that can tell you the best way to get your "azimuth barbequed".
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posted on
11/04/2004 7:23:46 PM PST
by
mississippi red-neck
(John Kerry is Catholic. John Kerry supports Abortion and Gay Marriage. Flip flop,flip flop.)
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