04-11-2006, 12:56
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Luke AFB just lost a fighter jet.
Luke AFB just lost a fighter jet. Minutes ago......
From reports the pilot ejected, no word on his injuries.
Professional Soldiers just scooped Fox and Drudge!
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04-11-2006, 13:19
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AP wire alert:
F-16 crashes near Arizona military base; pilot ejects safely
AP-WS-04-11-06 1504EDT
Nice Scoop, TS.
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04-11-2006, 13:21
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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
Luke AFB just lost a fighter jet. Minutes ago......
From reports the pilot ejected, no word on his injuries.
Professional Soldiers just scooped Fox and Drudge!
Team Sergeant
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Saw it on Fox earlier.
You are the man on the scene though.
Maybe you could do an interview?
TR
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04-11-2006, 13:25
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azcentral.com reports the pilot walking around the scene before anyone showed up.
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04-11-2006, 13:27
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fast reporting...perhaps a second career in your future?
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04-11-2006, 13:27
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Saw it on Fox earlier.
You are the man on the scene though.
Maybe you could do an interview?
TR
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I've lived here a few years and have never seen this many LEO's....... They have closed every intersection with in a mile radius of the crash site. I was told they are picking up live ammo. These are training F-16's. My guess would be some live "smoke" bombs and maybe live 30mm rounds.
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04-11-2006, 13:31
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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
I've lived here a few years and have never seen this many LEO's....... They have closed every intersection with in a mile radius of the crash site. I was told they are picking up live ammo. These are training F-16's. My guess would be some live "smoke" bombs and maybe live 30mm rounds.
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Well, there is a 20mm Vulcan out there if you have a truck and a cloak of invisibility.
TR
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04-11-2006, 13:36
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Well, there is a 20mm Vulcan out there if you have a truck and a cloak of invisibility.
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20mm? I stand corrected.
Trust me when I say it will be all cleaned up today. Anything left will be "gone" by morning and will be for sale on the side of the road by some enterprising "immigrants". 
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04-11-2006, 13:37
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Well, there is a 20mm Vulcan out there if you have a truck and a cloak of invisibility.
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I believe that AM has both, and probably could come up with ammo too . . . 
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04-11-2006, 14:57
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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
I've lived here a few years and have never seen this many LEO's....... They have closed every intersection with in a mile radius of the crash site. I was told they are picking up live ammo. These are training F-16's. My guess would be some live "smoke" bombs and maybe live 30mm rounds.
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That news channel 3 just claimed there was "no live ordnance" onboard. Who knows. Maybe to keep all the "g thugs" from trying to pick up a few things they don't need.
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04-11-2006, 15:07
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Can we start a UFO conspiracy about this?
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04-11-2006, 15:10
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Can we start a UFO conspiracy about this?
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No, the government has already covered it up so we cannot risk it!!! 
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04-11-2006, 15:12
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That news channel 3 just claimed there was "no live ordnance" onboard. Who knows. Maybe to keep all the "g thugs" from trying to pick up a few things they don't need.
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If someone had a live M61A1 Vulcan cannon, which is built into the F-16, I am certain that any enterprising individual with some spare time and cash could make the ammo to shoot it.
Just not for very long without deep pockets.
TR
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04-11-2006, 15:28
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Originally Posted by Sten
Can we start a UFO conspiracy about this?
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That's what caused the crash.
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04-11-2006, 15:38
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I just drove by the crash site. That jet went in about 1000 meters from my house.
LEO's and AFB personnel have reduced the danger zone to a few hundred yards from the crash site. I'd say 500-700 meter zone.
Can't see much but some charred dirt and pieces of metal.
Not many people around, news people already on site. The area it went down in is all farm land. The crash site is contained in a field, just missed a road by a few meters. From the looks of it the only person that was in any danger was the pilot himself.
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