F-16 Fires on Elementary School

I thought much the same of my kids primary school.

Rob
"Chris" wrote in message
...
This guy must be related to the B-52 pilot who buzzed Blackbushe instead
of
Farnborough.

Friendly fire isn't friendly.

"Dean Wilkinson" wrote in message
m...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A National Guard F-16 fighter plane mistakenly
fired off 25 rounds of ammunition at the Little Egg Harbor
Intermediate School in South New Jersey on Wednesday night.
The pilot was meant to fire the rounds some 3 1/2 miles away at a
military target range, Lt. Col. Roberta Niedt of the New Jersey
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs told reporters in the
Jersey shore township's police headquarters.

No one was injured as school was out and a lone custodian was inside
the building when the bullets hit.

Damage was minimal as the non-exploding, 20 millimeter bullets left
only puncture marks in the school's roof and the asphalt outside the
building.

The fighter jet was part of the 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air
National Guard assigned to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

An investigation is being conducted into how the pilot mistook the
school, located on Frog Pond Road, for a target range.

Dave S wrote:


Billy Harvey wrote:

Paul Tomblin wrote:

Wasn't there an F-16 pilot who accidentally ejected while he was
trying to
use his piddle pack?



Yes, he had unbuckled his lap belt and placed it to each side, then
lowered his seat to get enough wiggle room to do his business. As he
was raising his seat back up, the lap belt was wrapped around the side
stick (I suppose it had an extension left in it that some of the fatter
boys needed - this pilot was a slim fellow). The lap belt started
getting pulled by the seat movement, causing the aircraft to go out of
control. Diagnosing the problem while unbuckled and pressed against the
canopy every other roll and while headed rapidly downhill was beyond his
ability so he stepped over the side.

Billy


He EJECTED while not strapped into the seat???? Unless there is some
other connection mechanism here I am not following how he could have
survived?


Parachute harness straps are separate from seat belt/shoulder harness.