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26. Good Friday

Fri Apr 6, 2012, 02:50 PM

Apr 2012

No injuries or deaths at this time..5 buildings destroyed....plane landed in a courtyard....had only been in air 15 seconds....runway end close to area hit.....

It is a good Friday even though the crash was awful....

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The pilots ejected with the plane aimed towards a residential area? [View all] PCIntern Apr 2012 OP

What the hell? Brickbat Apr 2012 #1

Maybe you should really think twice about ascribing political affiliation in an aviation disaster. n Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #2

Ok...I'll retract the part of the post.. PCIntern Apr 2012 #5

Funny that I did wonder why the captain has to go down with the ship malaise Apr 2012 #20

Got Link? MineralMan Apr 2012 #3

Or maybe the plane changed course after he ejected? Indydem Apr 2012 #4

The world isn't JUST YOU slampoet Apr 2012 #6

Boy did YOU miss the point... PCIntern Apr 2012 #8

Say hello to the person who is reading this in a month and wondering the same thing....... slampoet Apr 2012 #21

Maybe you don't have any idea what you're talking about, too. MineralMan Apr 2012 #7

Jeez... PCIntern Apr 2012 #9

The thing is that you have no idea what happened in that cockpit MineralMan Apr 2012 #16

Every loss of an aircraft is thoroughly investigated by the military. stevenleser Apr 2012 #23

Yup. We don't have the information needed to assess this yet. MineralMan Apr 2012 #27

Your response is extreme and completely unacceptable Strelnikov_ Apr 2012 #31

ROFL! Aerows Apr 2012 #32

I love it. LMAO stevenleser Apr 2012 #33

well said maddezmom Apr 2012 #38

Why do you assume they had control of the aircraft? nt hack89 Apr 2012 #37

Given where the jet crashed, there weren't many options for the pilot emsimon33 Apr 2012 #41

And adding the death of the pilot to an already horrific tragedy improves the situation in what way? GreydeeThos Apr 2012 #56

Perhaps they only bailed when they no longer could control the situation. Webster Green Apr 2012 #10

'Aimed?' elleng Apr 2012 #11

Planes that can't fly when it's windy? taterguy Apr 2012 #50

I think your second, non political explanation, nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #12

Maybe the pilot's ex-girlfriend lived in the apartment DefenseLawyer Apr 2012 #13

Perhaps they could not turn the plane away Marrah_G Apr 2012 #14

They had just Gin Apr 2012 #15

I heard on CNN that this was a training exercise. WilliamPitt Apr 2012 #17

From initial reports... Lost control after takeoff... Sounds like they dumped fuel KeepItReal Apr 2012 #18

Pilot Gin Apr 2012 #19

CNN: "All indications show they tried to make it to the beach" nt pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #22

When's the last time you went zipping around in a fighter snooper2 Apr 2012 #24

They are trained rigorously to eject Aerows Apr 2012 #25

+1 librechik Apr 2012 #28

Good Friday Gin Apr 2012 #26

They don't kmow about casualties yet malaise Apr 2012 #30

No casualties as yet according to WAVY TV emsimon33 Apr 2012 #48

If they had the ability to "aim" the plane, it wouldn't have crashed. tinrobot Apr 2012 #29

The must have attended the George Herbert Walker Bush Flight School Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #34

Don't blame the pilots, blame the city council of Virginia Beach emsimon33 Apr 2012 #42

I don't blame the pilots, and I regret my snark Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #51

Are you by chance referring to this incident? KansDem Apr 2012 #46

That is indeed the war "hero" incident Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #49

Problem is construction encroachment at Oceana Hangingon Apr 2012 #35

Every inch around Oceana is developed. hack89 Apr 2012 #36

I grew up in that area of Virginia Beach emsimon33 Apr 2012 #39

Physics took it out of their hands, if it was a stall out. nt sudopod Apr 2012 #40

"Aimed"? What makes you think they had control over the aircraft? The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2012 #43

Trust me: The pilot DID NOT aim the plane at a neighborhood! emsimon33 Apr 2012 #44

I read that the plane was not responding to controls. They would not have been able to direct it jwirr Apr 2012 #45

Try directing your concern toward the legislators who Skidmore Apr 2012 #47

Seriously? Better read more about the story: hedgehog Apr 2012 #52

Really good news malaise Apr 2012 #53

As stated numerous times on your thread and from initial reports rufus dog Apr 2012 #54

So, where will the ticker tape parade be for those 2 'heroes'? rrHeretic Apr 2012 #58

Haven't seen anyone call them heroes rufus dog Apr 2012 #61

You're so far out of bounds on this one, you really should just delete your OP and lock this mess. MerryBlooms Apr 2012 #55

Kudos rrHeretic Apr 2012 #57

PCIntern is taking flak for the stupidity of his post hack89 Apr 2012 #59

and you rrHeretic Apr 2012 #60

So being anti war justifies unsubstantiated attacks on the military? hack89 Apr 2012 #63

I'm inclined to wait until the investigation before blaming the pilots. backscatter712 Apr 2012 #62