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Post by Bullhunter on Sept 8, 2012 2:50:35 GMT 9
On 19 March 1990, an F-15 with 54th FS, stationed at Elmendorf AFB, AK accidentally fired an AIM-9M Sidewinder missile at another F-15. The damaged aircraft was able to make an emergency landing; it was subsequently repaired and returned to service. Note that this was not a combat mission, but does mark the first time an F-15 was ever hit by an air-to-air missile, accident or otherwise. Shared from F-15 Maintainers page by Rich Nastrom. That pic perfectly illustrates a Maintainers Mantra... and I'll keep it clean... "Using a High School Education to fix what a College Education "screwed" up!" Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2012 3:42:50 GMT 9
H O L Y S * * * , B A T M A N ! ! !
DID HE LOSE THAT LEFT ENGINE??
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Post by lugnuts55 on Sept 8, 2012 4:08:09 GMT 9
WOW! Now there is something several people should be very thankful for: 1. That they were able to fly it back to the base.
2. That the plane was repairable
3. I wonder what happened to the shooter
That is just about as bad as an F-4 that was shot at by an enemy. The F-4 carried AIM-9's when they had to fly MiGCAP. Most of the airplanes that were hit by an AIM-9 went down. I would have to say this one was very lucky
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2012 4:28:04 GMT 9
Hey lugnuts, been to Mader's lately? They have a few things that will blow your tailpipe off!! and probably blow your flame out too?  |
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Post by Bullhunter on Sept 8, 2012 7:35:19 GMT 9
I read years ago where an F-4 pilot in the southwest was making runs on a B-52 and the story was that he lost control and a missile fired and downed the B-52.
I bet they transfered him to ground duty or flying cargo aircraft.
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Post by lugnuts55 on Sept 8, 2012 10:31:53 GMT 9
Gary,
It is my opinion that F-4 pilots thought they were the best there could be. I sometimes wondered how they got their head into that little tiny helmet. Actually, they were all pretty good guys but They have been known to pull pranks. The one who fired a missile at the B-52 was probably pulling a prank. (Yeah Right).
Ron,
It has been quite a while since I have been to Mader's. I hardly go down town any more. I do remember having some really good food there. How about you, when was the last time you were there? Do you get up this way often? If you do, let me know and we'll plan to meet. Well, maybe not at Mader's. They are a bit pricey.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2012 12:09:12 GMT 9
Gary, It is my opinion that F-4 pilots thought they were the best there could be. I sometimes wondered how they got their head into that little tiny helmet. Actually, they were all pretty good guys but They have been known to pull pranks. The one who fired a missile at the B-52 was probably pulling a prank. (Yeah Right). Ron, It has been quite a while since I have been to Mader's. I hardly go down town any more. I do remember having some really good food there. How about you, when was the last time you were there? Do you get up this way often? If you do, let me know and we'll plan to meet. Well, maybe not at Mader's. They are a bit pricey. My daughter was born in W Allis hospital in 82, we left a year later, and I've only been back once, about 25 years ago. And Maders was pricey then. We lived in Greendale, near one of the big malls and the golf course, and tried to stay on that side of town. lot cheaper and better parking. |
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Post by lindel on Sept 11, 2012 8:02:50 GMT 9
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Post by adcfan on Sept 26, 2012 22:55:15 GMT 9
In regard to a B-52 being shot down with a missile, here is the rest of the story.
On 7 April 1961 a B-52B, 53-0380, from the 95th BW at Biggs AFB, Texas, had completed a navigation training mission when it was used for interceptor practice for a pair F-100A's of the 188th TFS New Mexico ANG. The F-100's both carried a pair of live GAR-8 (AIM-9B) Sidewinder missiles. They were cleared to the intercepts after completing their armament safety checks. After a few simulated missile passes, F-100A, 53-1662, was on a final pass when the number two AIM-9B suddenly left its rail, homed on to the B-52's left inboard engine pod and exploded, severing the wing. The B-52 was at FL300, 600kt, when it broke up in a huge fireball. Eight crew members on broad, five survived.
The USAF Board of Investigation found that a tiny amount of moisture had seeped into a cracked plug in the missile's firing circuit and although it had malfunctioned it had somehow allowed the firing signal to a second missile. The mishap pilot was the squadron Safety Officer.
A common occurrence in ADC of the 50's and 60's to fly with live missiles resulted in other friendly shot downs.
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Post by Diamondback on Sept 27, 2012 5:40:03 GMT 9
And all of the stories about Phantom jocks that Coonts wrote his A-6 pilots telling in The Intruders were inspired by real incidents too, or so the author claimed. Funny ones like plunking a Phantom down BETWEEN two parallel runways, or overshooting so far as to end up on RR tracks and have the back end hit by a train... from what Norm told me when I was interviewing him for my HIST 244 (Cold War History) class, it sounded like he couldn't leave the Brick behind fast enough, and I wonder if the bird's culture may have been an unspoken part of pushing his preferences to Single Engine & Single Seat.
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