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inthewind21

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Mon Feb 6, 2023, 02:14 PM

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Why Wasn't A Recovery Helicopter On The Scene Of The Downed Balloon?.... [View all] global1 Feb 2023 OP

Why aren't you working for the Air Force so you could have told them how to do it right? Ocelot II Feb 2023 #1

. LuckyCharms Feb 2023 #2

*** Hekate Feb 2023 #4

I'm Retired...nt global1 Feb 2023 #8

You could be a consultant, though. Ocelot II Feb 2023 #12

Yeah. jeffreyi Feb 2023 #14

perfect answer treestar Feb 2023 #18

What are you trying to do, Mr.Bill Feb 2023 #20

Yes! likesmountains 52 Feb 2023 #19

lol inthewind21 Feb 2023 #55

Do you really think that we aren't going to recover that crap? packman Feb 2023 #3

I wouldn't really want to be in the boat Red Mountain Feb 2023 #5

They could get a big baseball glove and catch it. FSogol Feb 2023 #16

A space capsule is one ship coming down in a direct line sheshe2 Feb 2023 #6

Yes, and space capsules usually float down with three or four parachutes. GoCubsGo Feb 2023 #11

Even then, that's not guaranteed fescuerescue Feb 2023 #29

One of the early Project Mercury capsules sank at recovery sanatanadharma Feb 2023 #7

Yup. Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7 was recovered in 1999 in nearly 16,000 feet of water. rsdsharp Feb 2023 #13

I was glad to read it wasn't Gus.. bedazzled Feb 2023 #22

No 1, space capsules are equipped with flotation devices. rsdsharp Feb 2023 #9

What....????? Hope22 Feb 2023 #10

Nobody Said The Helicopter Or A Ship Would Be Waiting.... global1 Feb 2023 #21

Oh. The military people in charge of the recovery must never have thought of those things! Ocelot II Feb 2023 #23

Why do you have to be rude Sewa Feb 2023 #28

It was a fair question. The OP apparently assumes that the military is incompetent Ocelot II Feb 2023 #30

"The OP apparently assumes that the military is incompetent" Disaffected Feb 2023 #35

Nope inthewind21 Feb 2023 #56

Where did the op say the military was being incompetent? Chautauquas Feb 2023 #58

The other day half of DU was suggesting methods to get the balloon. BlackSkimmer Feb 2023 #61

This rescue area is in 47 feet of water.. I'm sure our experts can handle it Deuxcents Feb 2023 #37

It's going to sink WAY faster fescuerescue Feb 2023 #27

Take heart global1. Disaffected Feb 2023 #33

+1 Chautauquas Feb 2023 #59

How do you know it wasn't? yardwork Feb 2023 #57

20-20 hindsight? ananda Feb 2023 #15

I'm sure Gym Jordan will get right on it... Wounded Bear Feb 2023 #17

Maybe, because they are not sure what the balloon was carrying. fightforfreedom Feb 2023 #24

they will send Air Force divers to retrieve it Shellback Squid Feb 2023 #25

Air Force Divers? haele Feb 2023 #36

The only USAF divers are the ones who aren't supposed to be in the water. :( Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #42

Wrong. There are, and have been trained Air Force divers for many years. onenote Feb 2023 #43

I know, it was a bad joke. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #44

lol, my post about AF divers was meant as a joke, I stand corrected Shellback Squid Feb 2023 #47

Sorry I couldn't help myself. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #51

Because first it's in the sky ABOVE the helicopter fescuerescue Feb 2023 #26

Maybe they could have used moniss Feb 2023 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Dum Aloo Feb 2023 #32

My question is this, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #34

... mcar Feb 2023 #38

JFC! The United States Navy maxrandb Feb 2023 #39

It's less than 50' deep there, I read... Drum Feb 2023 #40

Hey global1 you are allowed to ask questions.... Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #41

thanks for the Fox News talking point ZonkerHarris Feb 2023 #45

Is Fox Really Asking That Question?....nt global1 Feb 2023 #46

All this about a....f**k**g,,,,baloon? So what? How much wood can a woodchuck chuck? Stuart G Feb 2023 #48

How do we know it wasn't? kentuck Feb 2023 #49

People... the balloon never existed and was never shot down... Chakaconcarne Feb 2023 #50

Agreed...many obvious to ask questions unanswered. Logic is being burst hourly! Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #52

Agreed...many obvious to ask questions unanswered. Logic is being burst hourly! Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #53

Why would anyone here have the answer? Kaleva Feb 2023 #54

Lol, The Debris Field Is 7 Miles Long. ruet Feb 2023 #60

Maybe it's all BS anyway. The more I think about that stupid balloon, the more I'm wondering Vinca Feb 2023 #62