USAF Bombs Yorkshire!!!!

Rufus wrote:

e wrote:

My friend killed a raven airborne over Baker after all the blue meanies
were expended - he hit it with one of the pylons on an F/A-18. The bird
hit the pylon square, rode up the slanted portion of the pylon and right
through the structure between the leading edge flap and the forward spar
of the wing box. He felt it, but as there were no inications of any
trouble in the cockpit, he made a "routine" approach and landing.
Discovered the damage on the postflight walkaround. Those telltale
black feathers...and that hole in the leading edge flap.

Then there was the guy that hit the flock of pelicans on takeoff - five
of them. He got the jet back around and on deck, but not quite as
"routinely"...


i actually hit a raven riding the beast at steamboat
springs. i was coming up the hill to the gas station and he
had just flapped off and banked to grab a thermal.
broke the headlight and dented the ear.
poor guy was messed up but the rangers took him off to a
shelter.

I've hit a few pidgeons with my truck down in south Texas...and narrowly
avoided a flock of turkeys as well. I didn't even think turkeys could
fly...unlike Herb Tarlick...

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- Rufus

Actually it was Mr. Carlson, not Herb. Herb did some other strange
stuff to animals, though. We never saw it but there were reports he got
ducklings to dance by putting them on a hot plate.

Bill Banaszak, MFE

Rufus wrote:

e wrote:

My friend killed a raven airborne over Baker after all the blue meanies
were expended - he hit it with one of the pylons on an F/A-18. The bird
hit the pylon square, rode up the slanted portion of the pylon and right
through the structure between the leading edge flap and the forward spar
of the wing box. He felt it, but as there were no inications of any
trouble in the cockpit, he made a "routine" approach and landing.
Discovered the damage on the postflight walkaround. Those telltale
black feathers...and that hole in the leading edge flap.

Then there was the guy that hit the flock of pelicans on takeoff - five
of them. He got the jet back around and on deck, but not quite as
"routinely"...


i actually hit a raven riding the beast at steamboat
springs. i was coming up the hill to the gas station and he
had just flapped off and banked to grab a thermal.
broke the headlight and dented the ear.
poor guy was messed up but the rangers took him off to a
shelter.

I've hit a few pidgeons with my truck down in south Texas...and narrowly
avoided a flock of turkeys as well. I didn't even think turkeys could
fly...unlike Herb Tarlick...

--
- Rufus

Actually it was Mr. Carlson, not Herb. Herb did some other strange
stuff to animals, though. We never saw it but there were reports he got
ducklings to dance by putting them on a hot plate.

Bill Banaszak, MFE
sounds like the civil war lice races.

Bill Banaszak wrote:


I've hit a few pidgeons with my truck down in south Texas...and narrowly
avoided a flock of turkeys as well. I didn't even think turkeys could
fly...unlike Herb Tarlick...

--
- Rufus

Actually it was Mr. Carlson, not Herb. Herb did some other strange
stuff to animals, though. We never saw it but there were reports he got
ducklings to dance by putting them on a hot plate.

Bill Banaszak, MFE

Y'know it was a big loss when that series was removed, I loved
it.

That and Carter Country..."Handle it, handle it!..."
--

-Gord.

Bill Banaszak wrote:
Rufus wrote:

e wrote:


My friend killed a raven airborne over Baker after all the blue meanies
were expended - he hit it with one of the pylons on an F/A-18. The bird
hit the pylon square, rode up the slanted portion of the pylon and right
through the structure between the leading edge flap and the forward spar
of the wing box. He felt it, but as there were no inications of any
trouble in the cockpit, he made a "routine" approach and landing.
Discovered the damage on the postflight walkaround. Those telltale
black feathers...and that hole in the leading edge flap.

Then there was the guy that hit the flock of pelicans on takeoff - five
of them. He got the jet back around and on deck, but not quite as
"routinely"...


i actually hit a raven riding the beast at steamboat
springs. i was coming up the hill to the gas station and he
had just flapped off and banked to grab a thermal.
broke the headlight and dented the ear.
poor guy was messed up but the rangers took him off to a
shelter.

I've hit a few pidgeons with my truck down in south Texas...and narrowly
avoided a flock of turkeys as well. I didn't even think turkeys could
fly...unlike Herb Tarlick...

--
- Rufus


Actually it was Mr. Carlson, not Herb. Herb did some other strange
stuff to animals, though. We never saw it but there were reports he got
ducklings to dance by putting them on a hot plate.

Bill Banaszak, MFE

I thought it was Herb that came in and said "I swear to God, I thought
turkeys could fly", or something to that effect. But my memory could be
off.

Yeah - I recall the dancing ducklings...

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- Rufus

Wild turkeys can fly, not very far but they can. While shooting one
Eastern Regionals at Quantico from the 1000 yard line I managed to whack
a crow in flight about 600 yards downrange..........sheer dumb luck, big
puff of feathers and bird bits.

Rufus wrote:

I've hit a few pidgeons with my truck down in south Texas...and narrowly
avoided a flock of turkeys as well. I didn't even think turkeys could
fly...unlike Herb Tarlic...

--
- Rufus

Wild turkeys can fly, not very far but they can. While shooting one
Eastern Regionals at Quantico from the 1000 yard line I managed to whack
a crow in flight about 600 yards downrange..........sheer dumb luck, big
puff of feathers and bird bits.

Rufus wrote:

I've hit a few pidgeons with my truck down in south Texas...and narrowly
avoided a flock of turkeys as well. I didn't even think turkeys could
fly...unlike Herb Tarlic...

--
- Rufus
coolest thing i ever saw was a pidgeon land on the third
rail at charles street during a torrential downpour. big
flash, greasy cloud of smoke, a few feathers drifting down
and the pidgeon was gone.

Ron wrote:
Rufus wrote:

I've hit a few pidgeons with my truck down in south Texas...and narrowly
avoided a flock of turkeys as well. I didn't even think turkeys could
fly...unlike Herb Tarlic...

Wild turkeys can fly, not very far but they can. While shooting one
Eastern Regionals at Quantico from the 1000 yard line I managed to whack
a crow in flight about 600 yards downrange..........sheer dumb luck, big
puff of feathers and bird bits.

Wild turkeys are *superb* flyers (when threatened, sudden, short
bursts of energy resulting in good climb and high speed not unlike
pheasant or quail).

We always kept our freezer chock full of tasty wild turkey on our
ranch in Northwestern Nebraska. Don't waste your time trying to pluck
their stubborn pinfeathers though -- simply skin 'em and be done with
it.

Yeah - they only lifted across the road and then landed.

Was recently surprised by a roadrunner doing the same thing - I thought
they were ground-bound as well, but I recently saw one cruise over a fence.

--
- Rufus

Ron wrote:

Wild turkeys can fly, not very far but they can. While shooting one
Eastern Regionals at Quantico from the 1000 yard line I managed to whack
a crow in flight about 600 yards downrange..........sheer dumb luck, big
puff of feathers and bird bits.

Rufus wrote:


I've hit a few pidgeons with my truck down in south Texas...and narrowly
avoided a flock of turkeys as well. I didn't even think turkeys could
fly...unlike Herb Tarlic...

--
- Rufus

e wrote:

My friend killed a raven airborne over Baker after all the blue meanies
were expended - he hit it with one of the pylons on an F/A-18. The bird
hit the pylon square, rode up the slanted portion of the pylon and right
through the structure between the leading edge flap and the forward spar
of the wing box. He felt it, but as there were no inications of any
trouble in the cockpit, he made a "routine" approach and landing.
Discovered the damage on the postflight walkaround. Those telltale
black feathers...and that hole in the leading edge flap.

Then there was the guy that hit the flock of pelicans on takeoff - five
of them. He got the jet back around and on deck, but not quite as
"routinely"...


i actually hit a raven riding the beast at steamboat
springs. i was coming up the hill to the gas station and he
had just flapped off and banked to grab a thermal.
broke the headlight and dented the ear.
poor guy was messed up but the rangers took him off to a
shelter.

I've hit a few pidgeons with my truck down in south Texas...and narrowly
avoided a flock of turkeys as well. I didn't even think turkeys could
fly...unlike Herb Tarlic...

or kelly bundy.
i hate those freakin bambis running loose. hit one of those
antlered rats and get killed.

e wrote:

e wrote:


My friend killed a raven airborne over Baker after all the blue meanies
were expended - he hit it with one of the pylons on an F/A-18. The bird
hit the pylon square, rode up the slanted portion of the pylon and right
through the structure between the leading edge flap and the forward spar
of the wing box. He felt it, but as there were no inications of any
trouble in the cockpit, he made a "routine" approach and landing.
Discovered the damage on the postflight walkaround. Those telltale
black feathers...and that hole in the leading edge flap.

Then there was the guy that hit the flock of pelicans on takeoff - five
of them. He got the jet back around and on deck, but not quite as
"routinely"...


i actually hit a raven riding the beast at steamboat
springs. i was coming up the hill to the gas station and he
had just flapped off and banked to grab a thermal.
broke the headlight and dented the ear.
poor guy was messed up but the rangers took him off to a
shelter.

I've hit a few pidgeons with my truck down in south Texas...and narrowly
avoided a flock of turkeys as well. I didn't even think turkeys could
fly...unlike Herb Tarlic...


or kelly bundy.
i hate those freakin bambis running loose. hit one of those
antlered rats and get killed.

I had one hit ME once...I was cruising slowly off base out east one
night when a big brown blob sailed over my windshield. I hit the
brakes, and the second one leaped straight into my right rear fender.
Glad it was a rental...

I think that the guy in the pickup behind me must have clubbed it out
with a Maglite and thrown it in the back...it was stunned and kicking in
the street the first time I looked, the second time it was gone and the
guy was getting back in his truck.

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- Rufus