Posted on 06/04/2014 6:58:46 PM PDT by BAW
About 1,300 people were evacuated after a Marine jet carrying ammunitions crashed in a Yuma, Arizona neighborhood Wednesday. The pilot ejected safely. A Marine spokesperson said the jet was trying to land when it crashed in the backyard of a home about a mile from Marine Corps Air Station-Yuma.
Authorities say there have been no reports of injuries related to the crash.
A Marine spokesperson said the AV-8B Harrier was carrying four 500-pound bombs and 300 rounds of 20-milimeter ammunitions. A one-mile area around the crash site was evacuated so a military explosives disposal team could safely retrieve the ordnance.
Evacuees headed to a shelter set up at a local school. Most of the residents were told they could return home late Wednesday night, but about 52 residents were told they still needed to stay away.
A Marine spokesperson said the four bombs on board had been removed but the rest of the ammunition would be taken from the site Thursday morning.
The Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma is home to four Harrier jet squadrons. It's also a principal site for training marine pilots. The British-designed fighter has been used widely in both Iraq wars.
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Relative to the size of the aircraft it has a huge fan section. A harrier guy. I worked at said if you ever departed controlled flight, once you regained control the first thing you did was check to see if the engine was running properly.
I think it's the Lucas ignition and electrical systems.
Q: Whey do the British drink warm beer?
A: Lucas refrigerators.
That’s funny. But it’s your duty to drive them for Queen and Crown.
Looks like that Tucson TV news outlet has the story totally messed up...the headline still reads “Military jet crashes near Yuma”, but now describes the crash in Imperial, CA (about 60 miles away).
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/25697540/milirary-jet-crashes-near-yuma
The story linked for this thread is still active, but no longer listed on their front page at http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com
Better journalism here: http://ktla.com/2014/06/04/military-jet-crashes-into-residential-area-in-imperial-valley/#axzz33kW6LoPm
So it looks like only 1 Harrier down in one day not 2...although one did go down last month near Phoenix: http://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2014/05/09/military-jet-crashes-in-arizona-desert-pilot-ok
I have no idea. I'm an intel-weeny by trade.
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