F15 Down in Libya

[sumps]

09.34 The Daily Telegraph is reporting an F15 Down over Libya - Pilot ejected and in the hands of the rebels - airctraft thought to have suffered a technical failure - HERE

 

[AshBen89]

Lets hope the rebels dont have any bad intentions towards the pilot! thanks for the update... DT_Xtremez_14:

 

[shettie]

from the Beeb:
1104: The US military now says that the second crew member from the crashed jet in Libya has been rescued, Reuters reports.

 

[MAINJAFAD]

from the Beeb:
1104: The US military now says that the second crew member from the crashed jet in Libya has been rescued, Reuters reports.

Film of the aircraft crash site on the BBC, it was a 48 FW F-15E out of Lakenheath.

 

[Inevertouchedit]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

"US Fighter jet crash lands......"

Both crew ejected, so a "crash landing" is stretching it a bit !!

 

[FOMDude]

We give thanks to our Maker that our brave US colleagues got out and were given refuge by the 'friendlies'.

Here's hoping they were not badly injured in the ejection and can be safely returned to their families before returning to duty once more.

 

[Realist78]

We give thanks to our Maker that our brave US colleagues got out and were given refuge by the 'friendlies'.

Here's hoping they were not badly injured in the ejection and can be safely returned to their families before returning to duty once more.

Thanks to McDonnell Douglas/Goodrich more like.

 

[Rocket_Ronster]

Would it be fair to say that it looks better if its tech failure, that way the F-15 keeps its record of never being shot down ?

 

[Max]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

"US Fighter jet crash lands......"

Both crew ejected, so a "crash landing" is stretching it a bit !!

Almost happened at Lossie the other month..... did you not see the pic's

 

[MAINJAFAD]

Would it be fair to say that it looks better if its tech failure, that way the F-15 keeps its record of never being shot down ?

Not True, 2 F-15E's were shot down over Iraq in 91, one crew was killed, the other captured. No F-15A or C's lost in Air Combat or to hostile ground fire, However there have been a couple of Blue on Blues in that one F-15J (Jap) was shot down, and one USAF F-15C was damaged by Sidewinders fired by another F-15 from their own air force!!!! (like the Toom v Jag incident in 82).

 

[I`m Ron Burgundy?]

Thanks to McDonnell Douglas/Goodrich more like.

Or even Martin Baker?!

 

[John Lloyd]

Or even Martin Baker?!

Not M-B, it's one of the ACES seats

http://www.ejectionsite.com/f15seat.htm

 

[MAINJAFAD]

Or even Martin Baker?!

The F-15 not equipped with MB seats (it uses Mcdonell Douglas ACES II Ejection Seats if memory serves)

 

[Realist78]

Or even Martin Baker?!

Not M-B, it's one of the ACES seats

http://www.ejectionsite.com/f15seat.htm

The F-15 not equipped with MB seats (it uses Mcdonell Douglas ACES II Ejection Seats if memory serves)

Hence my reply, Google is your friend!DT_Xtremez_19:

 

[he_who_dares_rodney]

I assumed the locals handed the pilots back for free because they were sick and tired of the yap about "me me me what a sky God I am"

 

[I Look Like Kevin Costner]

I assumed the locals handed the pilots back for free because they were sick and tired of the yap about "me me me what a sky God I am"

And getting shot at by some SAR Blackhawk door gunner muppet, thinking it is Mogadishu.

 

[MAINJAFAD]

And getting shot at by some SAR Blackhawk door gunner muppet, thinking it is Mogadishu.

According to some sources it was a USMC V-22, and the door gunner was more likely a Marine doing Vietnam. Get Some!!!

There is video of a couple of the guy's who got hit on the TV, who were not suprisingly a bit p!ssed off, but they didn't want the air campain to stop.

It will be interesting to see what happens on Friday when the Mosques kick out in Tripoli.

 

[Snagsy]

Loving all the obnoxious replies here assuming that they let some retard open fire on civilians.

Sanity check please? Yes I love taking the **** out of the yanks as much as anyone, but can you imagine landing at a crash zone with a load of sandy people cheering and waving guns around in celebration?

 

[John Lloyd]

Loving all the obnoxious replies here assuming that they let some retard open fire on civilians.

Sanity check please? Yes I love taking the **** out of the yanks as much as anyone, but can you imagine landing at a crash zone with a load of sandy people cheering and waving guns around in celebration?

Not just guns but a couple of bombs from the Harriers just to get the point across

Marine officials said the Harriers dropped two bombs during the mission.

Specific details were not available, but officials said it is standard procedure to drop ordnance between downed personnel and need and advancing people on the ground if their intentions are not clear to warn them away.

It was not immediately clear whether anyone was harmed by the bombs.

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/03/marine-libya-pilot-rescue-details-released-032211w/

How to make friends and influence people.

 

[Snagsy]

Well erm, well done for adding nothing to the thread?

WTF has that got to do with it?

In other news we all get paid more if we are on a det.