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An Air Force helicopter took ground fire over Virginia, injuring a crew member
Posted on 8/12/20 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 8/12/20 at 1:35 pm
An Air Force utility helicopter took ground fire over Virginia on Monday that injured a crew member and forced an emergency landing, military and federal officials said.
The UH-1N Iroquois helicopter, assigned to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, was on a routine training mission east of Shenandoah National Park, soaring at about 1,000 feet during the incident, an Air Force spokesman said Wednesday.
It is unclear whether the crew member was struck directly by a bullet, was hit by debris or was injured in the commotion during the incident, which was first reported by McClatchy.
The FBI said it sent its Evidence Response Team to the airport after the incident and will investigate the shooting alongside Air Force investigators. Just wow
The UH-1N Iroquois helicopter, assigned to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, was on a routine training mission east of Shenandoah National Park, soaring at about 1,000 feet during the incident, an Air Force spokesman said Wednesday.
quote:The crew member was treated for a “nonthreatening injury” at a hospital and was released, said a spokesman for the FBI’s field office in Washington.
The gunfire injured a crew member and damaged the aircraft, the spokesman said, necessitating an emergency landing at nearby Manassas Regional Airport at 12:43 p.m. About 20 minutes earlier, the tower at the airport alerted airport officials that the aircraft was approaching with an “onboard emergency,” airport operations officer Richard Allabaugh told The Washington Post. The reports indicated that a member of the crew was bleeding from a hand wound, Allabaugh said.
It is unclear whether the crew member was struck directly by a bullet, was hit by debris or was injured in the commotion during the incident, which was first reported by McClatchy.
The FBI said it sent its Evidence Response Team to the airport after the incident and will investigate the shooting alongside Air Force investigators. Just wow
Posted on 8/12/20 at 1:37 pm to BowDownToLSU
Please let it be either Antifa or #BLM peaceful protesters. I've been waiting on seeing the military roll in and frick all them little bitches up for good.
Posted on 8/12/20 at 1:39 pm to BowDownToLSU
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UH-1N Iroquois helicopter
Problematic name. This was a fight against white supremacy.
No arrests should be made, that person is a hero.
Posted on 8/12/20 at 1:39 pm to BowDownToLSU
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was on a routine training mission
Are there non-routine training missions?
Posted on 8/12/20 at 1:40 pm to BowDownToLSU
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on a routine training mission east of Shenandoah National Park
First place that caught my eye.
This post was edited on 8/12/20 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 8/12/20 at 1:42 pm to BowDownToLSU
Top 10 most interesting ways to get a Purple Heart?
ETA: I'm an idiot.
ETA: I'm an idiot.
This post was edited on 8/12/20 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 8/12/20 at 1:55 pm to BowDownToLSU
They must've gotten a little too close to a moonshining operation
Posted on 8/12/20 at 2:53 pm to BowDownToLSU
1000 feet above the ground or 1000 elevation? A shot 3 football fields long with a standard hunting rifle on a moving target would be highly unlikely for 99.999999% of the population.
Posted on 8/12/20 at 7:35 pm to BowDownToLSU
Serious question, would he qualify for a Purple Heart?
Posted on 8/13/20 at 7:47 am to BowDownToLSU
If it’s Antifa/BLM please let the military frick them up.
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