Syrian Rebels Shoot At 747
02-02-2013, 07:50 AM
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The bullet trajectory at range is that of a weak-armed right fielder's throw to third, yet they're aiming directly at the airplane. Nothing even came close (nor would it have done much damage at that distance), but I really feel sorry for those standing outside say, 3/4 mile away. Idiots, indeed.
02-02-2013, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
A nicely misleading title on an aviation forum KC
Guess they never went through the *formal* ground-to-air training curriculum offered during my US military training
Guess they never went through the *formal* ground-to-air training curriculum offered during my US military training
Ironically, this is how Maj. George Preddy was killed. Top P-51 ace of WWII, he was chasing a German FW-190 at low altitude when US Army Anti-Aircraft aimed directly at the FW-190 (ie, not pulling lead). Notwithstanding any 'formal' ground to air training they might have had.
"...As the FW-190 and Preddy and two other Mustangs passed over the Allied front line at tree-top height, a US Army anti-aircraft (AA) battery (believed to be part of the 430th AA Battalion, XIX Corps), fired at the FW-190 and missed, but hit all three P-51s. Preddy's aircraft hit the ground at high speed and a low angle, which caused it to break up into many pieces. Preddy had no chance of surviving the crash...." (Wikipedia)
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