Meh, rather have an A-6F
Ouch! I was at Bitburg when that happened.
Have the flight control rods been 7-leveled to ensure they're not backwards
That flat sucked for all involved. I recall reading the JAG wanted to charge a crew chief who watched it taxi. Wasn't even his bird.
Fuckin pencil whipping assholes.
Maybe, but IIRC the issue had been reported at least twice as very easy to miss. For whatever reason, the powers that be decided it wasn't important enough to pass along.
This happened shortly after the same unit (I believe) shot down two helicopters over Iraq in a case of mistaken identity and the pilots were not charged. Folgeman was pissed nothing happened to them and quashed their careers. Many believe the wing (MAJCOM maybe) came down on these guys because of that.
Didn't they eventually make it an IPI to cover their asses?
Don't recall, but probably. After the TSgt shot himself, they backed way off. Too late for him, though.
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The Mixer Assembly had a TCTO for parts that could not be installed incorrectly but was still an IPI.
Is this conversation about the tragedy at Spangdahlem air base twenty years ago?
Total engineering fail right there.
A failure in writing the job guide TOs.
Also sounds like a huge training failure.
QA failure.
Leadership failure.
Uh, but muh FMC rates...
Way too many opportunities to identify, document, train and prevent this issue since 1972 when the F-15 went into active service.
Ever seen write-ups "disappear" when an inspection team lands "to help"?
Yeah, back before CAMS.
Too many people had the ability to delete write ups in CAMS before they figured that one out.
Physical records could disappear, but CAMS has that whole once it's written up, it never really disappears feature.
Too many people had the ability to delete write ups in CAMS before they figured that one out.
Physical records could disappear, but CAMS has that whole once it's written up, it never really disappears feature.
This couple is in my sister's congregation and neighborhood. The accident happened a year ago. Sheriff's saved her life cause they decided to go to the range that day.
www.abc4.com
Behind The Badge: ‘Guardian angel’ deputy saves woman’s life after motorcycle accident
WEST JORDAN, Utah (ABC4) – A pleasant Sunday motorcycle ride suddenly turned into a life-or-death situation for a West Jordan couple last summer. Fortunately, help was less than a m…
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I bet $50 against a donut hole that the native peoples knew more about and were more accurate in predicting weather changes than these modern weather entertainers and prognosticators are.
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