Cannon shell smashes into family bedroom in Oklahoma

[mojaveman]

A wayward 105mm projectile shot from a howitzer cannon at a weekend shooting event traveled more than a mile and ricocheted off a tree before blasting through Gene and Jeanne Kelley's residence, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department.


Glad nobody got hurt.


http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state...829aff077.html

[SF_BHT]

Guess they need a new FDC for that gun....

[PRB]

Shot out

[PSM]

Originally Posted by mojaveman

Gene...Kelley's residence

SPLASH...ing in the Rain!

(Thanks for the set up, CSM Pat! )

Pat

[Richard]

I'd bet a NG ADT training incident.

I remember when we had an FOB set up in Area X-Ray at Schofield and a Marine artillery battery was firing just down the road...and sent a round over the Waianae into the town of Makaha on the other side of the mountains. Nobody was hurt but caused quite a stir.

After that, we used to say 'Danger Close' in a call for fire from a Marine artillery battery was 15km.

Richard

[Pete]

Originally Posted by Richard

I'd bet a NG ADT training incident. ...

From the article "...The Kelley’s residence is almost two miles from the Oklahoma Full Auto Shoot and Trade Show, which was held in Wyandotte over the weekend. ..."

[Richard]

Originally Posted by Pete

From the article "...The Kelley’s residence is almost two miles from the Oklahoma Full Auto Shoot and Trade Show, which was held in Wyandotte over the weekend. ..."

I must be sleepier than I thought. OK - "ex-Marines" firing that 105 on Olahoma.

Richard

[ddoering]

I'm betting that the shell is not the only dummy to get fired.