Oklahoma man's home hit with stray artillery shell fired from cannon 3 miles away

Daily News ^ | 06/26/2014 | Jenna O'Donnell

[aimhigh]

Gene Kelley’s home was hit with the artillery shell after it was fired at the Oklahoma Full Auto Shoot and Trade Show. No one was hurt in the incident, but the cannon’s owner has agreed to pay for Kelley’s damages.

Homeowner Gene Kelley heard a huge crash and was shocked to find a 14-and-a-half-inch-long 105 howitzer artillery shell lying on his bedroom floor.

[Chode]

BOOM!!! tooo cool...

[SgtBob]

Cannon is correct, Howitzer is common. Guns are on the deck of a ship.

Naval Gun can be fired at a somewhat, high angle of attack, but are better suited for direct fire...kinda like a rifle.

[stylin19a]

It might have ricocheted off the ground and then flew back up into the air.

then arced very slightly while traveling 189 ft (58 m) in a downward net angle of 19 degrees then entered President Kennedy's rear suit coat at about 1,700 feet per second.

Impacted, then entered President Kennedy 2 inches (51 mm) to the right of his spine.

damaged the President's first thoracic vertebra

passed through his neck.

exited President Kennedy's throat, at the centerline below the President's Adam's apple.

passed through both sides of his shirt collar-front

nicked President Kennedy's tie-knot on its upper left side.

traveled the 25.5 inches (650 mm) between President Kennedy and Governor Connally

impacted and entered Connally's back just below and behind his right armpit

completely destroyed 127 millimeters (5 in) of Connally's fifth right rib bone as it smashed through his chest

exited slightly below his right nipple

passed through Connally's shirt and suit coat front

entered through Connally's right upper (outside) wrist,

broke his right radius wrist bone at its widest point,

exited the palm (inner) side of Connally's wrist,

entered the front side of his left thigh,

buried itself shallowly into Connally's left thigh muscles

oh crap ! wrong thread...sorry !

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I wisht I had a nickel for every time the Massachusetts National Guard at Otis shelled the Cape Cod canal due to an azimuth error. They don’t fire artillery there anymore. I spent 16 weeks in Sill, and the folks around the base used to complain about the thunder. Where I live now is a few miles from (Fort) Devens, and when the Army did artillery drills there, you hear and feel it for miles.

[mabarker1]

Sorry My bad. I’ve already posted several goggle links and a pic further down thread.

[mabarker1]

Yup, that’ll make for a suck day.

[mabarker1]

OK, then head for the Big City, any where out of range. Florida?

[mabarker1]

So where did it make the u-turn and blow JFK’s brains out the back of his skull?

[Portcall24]

I did. Thanks. I stand corrected.

[smokingfrog]

In what context?

[Arrowhead1952]

2LT + Back Azimuth = FUBAR

LOL. Happened at Ft Hood. 180º off shooting north instead of south at Sugar Loaf Mountain. M109A6 put a few new stock tanks in a guy's barnyard and blew out a few windows.

[Feckless]

I live just 5 miles north of Pidcoke... I remember it well!

[OldNewYork]

What a great story. Thanks.

[Ozark Tom]

http://pleasantonweekly.com/news/2012/06/27/mythbusters-to-resume-testing-experiments-after-cannonball-mishap-

[Arrowhead1952]

I live just 5 miles north of Pidcoke... I remember it well!

I can't believe the artillery commander didn't call for a "Cease fire" after a "No report" close to Sugar Loaf.