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What's faster than a speeding bullet? The Dutch F-16 that shot itself.
The Netherlands' Defense Safety Inspection Agency (Inspectie Veiligheid Defensie) is investigating an incident during a January military exercise in which a Dutch Air Force F-16 was damaged by live fire from a 20-millimeter cannon—its own 20-millimeter cannon. At least one round fired from the aircraft's M61A1 Vulcan Gatling gun struck the aircraft as it fired at targets on the Dutch military's Vliehors range on the island of Vlieland, according to a report from the Netherlands' NOS news service.
Two F-16s were conducting firing exercises on January 21. It appears that the damaged aircraft actually caught up with the 20mm rounds it fired as it pulled out of its firing run. At least one of them struck the side of the F-16's fuselage, and parts of a round were ingested by the aircraft's engine. The F-16's pilot managed to land the aircraft safely at Leeuwarden Air Base.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Pslytely Psycho on Thursday May 16 2019, @03:06AM
Except I believe you actually have to shoot down the plane.
So he needs to shoot himself out of the sky 5 times.....
He's got to work on getting more bullet fragments into the engine....
Then it's hall of fame time!
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