F16 Pilot Bravery 911

[Stuck In A Lift]

Such bravery shown by these pilots. Interesting reading too.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/f-16-pilot-was...

[Martin4x4]

A stark choice especially when compared against the pitiful choices made by the conspiracy theorists and apologists.

[mybrainhurts]

Women have no spatial awareness. She'd have missed....

[Mr_B]

How come their air defence fighters have no ammo ?

[HereBeMonsters]

Mr_B said:

How come their air defence fighters have no ammo ?

It said it had dummy ammo from a training run.

[Simpo Two]

I have wondered, if I was a fighter pilot ordered to take off and shoot down an airliner over England, how sure I could be that the communications were genuine and/or that there hadn't been a terrible mix-up.

[mybrainhurts]

Simpo Two said:

I have wondered, if I was a fighter pilot ordered to take off and shoot down an airliner over England, how sure I could be that the communications were genuine and/or that there hadn't been a terrible mix-up.

Easy, just phone the Department for Transport and ask them if there's been a terrible mix up.

[mybrainhurts]

This kind of air defence was pioneered by the Luftwaffe, crashing Me109s into B17s.

[Simpo Two]

mybrainhurts said:

Easy, just phone the Department for Transport and ask them if there's been a terrible mix up.

'Patch me through to the PM' might work... and if DC sounds a bit Middle Eastern, turn round...

[JVaughan]

So you have a F-16 with fuel and an Ejector Seat ....

[mybrainhurts]

JVaughan said:

So you have a F-16 with fuel and an Ejector Seat ....

I see your argument...

But, woman driver....no time to apply makeup, time of the month, what could possibly go right?....