in my unprofessional, non-medical-trained opinion, this would have been the result:
Posted on 03/14/2008 12:14:11 PM PDT by LouAvul
Residents of a Tulsa apartment complex are extremely lucky to be unharmed this morning after a military rocket crashed nearby after apparently falling off a passing jet.
It happened Thursday afternoon near 51st and Lewis. Police showed up after the power went out at the Canyon Creek Apartments. When they arrived, they found what appeared to be a bomb. They called out the bomb squad, who quickly identified it as a military ordnance.
The military later took over the scene and said it had indeed lost a rocket off one of its planes during a training exercise. The ordnance hit an electrical box on the side of one of the apartments when it came down, taking out the power to at least two of the apartment buildings.
But, Captain Rick Helberg says things could have been much, much worse.
"The electrical meters are mounted on the building, so two or three feet over and it would have actually entered apartments," said Helberg.
There have been no reports of anyone being injured in the incident. The investigation into the mishap is being handled by the military.
YIKES!
Well, they do call it a TRAINING exercise.
I KNEW IT! Osama bin Laden is living in TULSA!!!!
(hope nobody was hurt)
Tulsa ping...
Man, look at what happens if you don’t get your rent check in by the 5th of the month ...
You can do a LOT to some explosives before they go off accidentally.
BIG OOOPS!...............
BIG OOOPS!...............
...and for *somebody* it has no doubt been a learning experience. Mission accomplished. :-)
TRAINEE: So THAT’s what that button does!...................
Small target—electrical box. Good shooting.
Yeah but what if it landed on someone’s head?
Somebody’s in big trouble.
Don’t touch the red button!
What kind of journalistic idiot called it a rocket??
Probably Harvard trained......
Militant
It was Topper Harley flying against Cous-cous in “Hot Shots!”
For a small price, I can sell you this little blue button to get ya down. ;-)
Nothing is really safe when it falls on your head from a jet!
LOL
Dummy Bomb Slams Into Apartment Complex
Posted: March 14, 2008 07:42 AM EDT
Updated: March 14, 2008 02:59 PM EDTAn investigation into a dummy bomb lost from an Oklahoma Air National Guard jet over Tulsa continues.
The bomb crashed into an apartment at 51st and Lewis Thursday afternoon. News On 6 Reporter Dan Bewley says the 22-pound non-explosive training bomb landed in the bathroom of an apartment of the complex.
The resident of the apartment, Jeremy Isbell was not at home at the time and discovered the bomb when he returned home Thursday evening.
The Air National Guard has issued a news release concerning the incident.
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TULSA AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Okla. - At approximately 2:57 pm yesterday an F-16 fighter aircraft departed the Tulsa Air National Guard Base in route to Smokey Hill Gunnery Range in Salina, Kansas on a routine mission. Shortly after takeoff a BDU 33, a practice non-explosive training bomb weighing approximately 22 pounds, inadvertently released from the aircraft. A safety investigation board was convened and an investigation is ongoing.
The Oklahoma Air National Guard is thankful that no injuries or loss of life happened as a result of this training incident. We are responding and working alongside other state partners to determine the facts of the incident.
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Tulsa Police say a military pilot thought he had dropped the bomb over a field in Kansas during a routine training mission out of Tulsa. Tulsa Police Officer Jason Willingham said the Air National Guard removed the ordnance from the scene.
The Oklahoma Air National Guard is holding a news conference Friday afternoon to talk more about this incident and the investigation into what happened.
The News On 6 will be at that news conference and we will have more on this story on Newson6.com and on the News On 6 at 5 p.m.
... the 22-pound non-explosive training bomb landed in the bathroom of an apartment of the complex.
The resident of the apartment, Jeremy Isbell was not at home at the time and discovered the bomb when he returned home Thursday evening.
Jeremy's reaction unpon discovery, "Ah CRAP!"
It would be a pretty amusing obituary.
They mention “the military” several times but fail to mention which branch.
Navy? Air Force? What.
We do not (YET) have a single organization in this country called “the military”.
Sorry. I posted before seeing “michigander”’s posting.
ROFL!
Well then you're f#$%ed .... but that would be the case with either a missile or a frozen block of airline toilet water.
Finally, after spending billions of our tax dollars on foreign wars, the Bush Administration is steering some of those resources to Americans.
Yea.
And, nobody said it was a smart bomb!
Still, prayers to those who were misplaced by this snafu.
Hung secure......NOT!!!
oops
Hey sarge, where did this screw come from?
I am reminded of Danny Glover sitting on the toilet that had a boobytrap attached to it. Mel Gibson showed up to save him by pulling him into the bathtub. Ka Boom!!
It’s just a little practice bomb that makes a puff of smoke on impact. It would never be “armed”. Still, to come through your bathroom roof......!
Tulsa Ping!
Is Donnie ok?
Jeremy Isbell used his cell phone to photograph the end of the rocket found in his apartments wall.
More specifically:
These 650 mm long, 25 pound practice bombs accurately simulate large and heavier live bombs (Mk 82 and MK 84) by their tail fin guidance system. The BDU-33 practice bombs also feature the F2 spotting charge. This unique spotting charge releases a distinct cloud of white smoke on impact, allowing observers to gauge the effectiveness of the bombing run. The F2 spotting charges are designed to fit into the nose cone of the practice bomb and once the arming pin is released will detonate when the target is hit.
I can remember when an A7D scored a’shack’ on the intersection right outside the main gate at Nellis. Too funny.
Tho 25 lbs X the speed of heat = bad news for anyone on the ground...
>It would be a pretty amusing obituary.<
I don’t think I would be smiling if it fell on my child or my wifes head. I wouldn’t smile if it killed you either and I don’t even know you!
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