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"John Mullen" wrote in message ... Jimi wrote: But there's no Chinese embassy in Yorkshire, is there?? I had the same thoughts :-P Maybe they were aiming at Scargill? John or 2 Jags..( i wish) |
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But there's no Chinese embassy in Yorkshire, is there??
But didn't Yorkshire oppose President Bush's appeal for coalition support to attack Iraq? No, wait, that was France. But didn't Yorkshire sell night-vision equipment to the-- no, no, that was Russia. Well, it was really cold and windy last time I was in Yorkshire, so there. DLF Sacre bleu! -- David Ferris Writer Dude www.irvania.com |
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 20:24:32 GMT, Chad Irby wrote:
Rufus wrote: Ken Duffey wrote: An item on the BBC news.............. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/3389957.stm An F-15E from Lakenheath dropped a BDU-33 25lb practice bomb - and made an 18 in crater. Blue death from above! Little Bitty Blue Death from above! (Although I did see a guy kill a rattlesnake with a BDU-33 on the flightline once... yes, it did have a charge in it and yes, the guy was an idiot.) I have a friend who killed a raven out on the China Lake range but I can't remember if he used Blue Death From Above or a real bomb. Mary -- Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer |
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But there's no Chinese embassy in Yorkshire, is there?? But didn't Yorkshire oppose President Bush's appeal for coalition support to attack Iraq? No, wait, that was France. But didn't Yorkshire sell night-vision equipment to the-- no, no, that was Russia. Well, it was really cold and windy last time I was in Yorkshire, so there. DLF Sacre bleu! they made me pay for bad food in a resturant! nuke 'em. |
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Mary Shafer wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 20:24:32 GMT, Chad Irby wrote: Rufus wrote: Ken Duffey wrote: An item on the BBC news.............. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/3389957.stm An F-15E from Lakenheath dropped a BDU-33 25lb practice bomb - and made an 18 in crater. Blue death from above! Little Bitty Blue Death from above! (Although I did see a guy kill a rattlesnake with a BDU-33 on the flightline once... yes, it did have a charge in it and yes, the guy was an idiot.) I have a friend who killed a raven out on the China Lake range but I can't remember if he used Blue Death From Above or a real bomb. Mary My friend killed a raven airborne over Baker after all the blue meanies were expended - he hit it with one of the pylons on an F/A-18. The bird hit the pylon square, rode up the slanted portion of the pylon and right through the structure between the leading edge flap and the forward spar of the wing box. He felt it, but as there were no inications of any trouble in the cockpit, he made a "routine" approach and landing. Discovered the damage on the postflight walkaround. Those telltale black feathers...and that hole in the leading edge flap. Then there was the guy that hit the flock of pelicans on takeoff - five of them. He got the jet back around and on deck, but not quite as "routinely"... -- - Rufus |
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"Rufus" wrote in message news:Os2Nb.51794
My friend killed a raven airborne over Baker after all the blue meanies were expended - he hit it with one of the pylons on an F/A-18. The bird One of my friends hit a turkey with a P-3. Or maybe the bird was hotdogging and made one pass a bit too close. I guess it isn't any easier to miss a buzzard than a J-8 The aftermath pictures were interesting. The bird hit the leading edge of one of the wings, clear of the engines, made a big dent. One end of the neck was hanging from the dent. The other end was still attached to the lifeless head. That and a few feathers was about it. |
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My friend killed a raven airborne over Baker after all the blue meanies were expended - he hit it with one of the pylons on an F/A-18. The bird hit the pylon square, rode up the slanted portion of the pylon and right through the structure between the leading edge flap and the forward spar of the wing box. He felt it, but as there were no inications of any trouble in the cockpit, he made a "routine" approach and landing. Discovered the damage on the postflight walkaround. Those telltale black feathers...and that hole in the leading edge flap. Then there was the guy that hit the flock of pelicans on takeoff - five of them. He got the jet back around and on deck, but not quite as "routinely"... i actually hit a raven riding the beast at steamboat springs. i was coming up the hill to the gas station and he had just flapped off and banked to grab a thermal. broke the headlight and dented the ear. poor guy was messed up but the rangers took him off to a shelter. |
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e wrote:
My friend killed a raven airborne over Baker after all the blue meanies were expended - he hit it with one of the pylons on an F/A-18. The bird hit the pylon square, rode up the slanted portion of the pylon and right through the structure between the leading edge flap and the forward spar of the wing box. He felt it, but as there were no inications of any trouble in the cockpit, he made a "routine" approach and landing. Discovered the damage on the postflight walkaround. Those telltale black feathers...and that hole in the leading edge flap. Then there was the guy that hit the flock of pelicans on takeoff - five of them. He got the jet back around and on deck, but not quite as "routinely"... i actually hit a raven riding the beast at steamboat springs. i was coming up the hill to the gas station and he had just flapped off and banked to grab a thermal. broke the headlight and dented the ear. poor guy was messed up but the rangers took him off to a shelter. I've hit a few pidgeons with my truck down in south Texas...and narrowly avoided a flock of turkeys as well. I didn't even think turkeys could fly...unlike Herb Tarlic... -- - Rufus |
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Jim Carriere wrote:
"Rufus" wrote in message news:Os2Nb.51794 My friend killed a raven airborne over Baker after all the blue meanies were expended - he hit it with one of the pylons on an F/A-18. The bird One of my friends hit a turkey with a P-3. Or maybe the bird was hotdogging and made one pass a bit too close. I guess it isn't any easier to miss a buzzard than a J-8 The aftermath pictures were interesting. The bird hit the leading edge of one of the wings, clear of the engines, made a big dent. One end of the neck was hanging from the dent. The other end was still attached to the lifeless head. That and a few feathers was about it. The guy I mentioned that hit the pelicans tore the jet up pretty good - F/A-18 vs five pelicans. Took off a good chunk of the canopy, flamed out one engine, and tore through one of the LEX's. I think they pulled one (mostly) whole bird off the jet when it landed...and I think the pilot may have suffered some facial injuries though I recall that the windscreen wasn't severely damamged. I had some pictures of the damage around someplace once, but I seem to have lost them. -- - Rufus |
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Rufus wrote:
e wrote: My friend killed a raven airborne over Baker after all the blue meanies were expended - he hit it with one of the pylons on an F/A-18. The bird hit the pylon square, rode up the slanted portion of the pylon and right through the structure between the leading edge flap and the forward spar of the wing box. He felt it, but as there were no inications of any trouble in the cockpit, he made a "routine" approach and landing. Discovered the damage on the postflight walkaround. Those telltale black feathers...and that hole in the leading edge flap. Then there was the guy that hit the flock of pelicans on takeoff - five of them. He got the jet back around and on deck, but not quite as "routinely"... i actually hit a raven riding the beast at steamboat springs. i was coming up the hill to the gas station and he had just flapped off and banked to grab a thermal. broke the headlight and dented the ear. poor guy was messed up but the rangers took him off to a shelter. I've hit a few pidgeons with my truck down in south Texas...and narrowly avoided a flock of turkeys as well. I didn't even think turkeys could fly...unlike Herb Tarlick... -- - Rufus Actually it was Mr. Carlson, not Herb. Herb did some other strange stuff to animals, though. We never saw it but there were reports he got ducklings to dance by putting them on a hot plate. Bill Banaszak, MFE |
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