F-16 Went Down In Iraq Today
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From: port huron mi
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today an f-16 was shot down in iraq. as of now the preliminary reports are that the insurgents got to the wreckage first and the pilot is not thought to have survived. so i ask that please pray for this pilots family and the pilot. whom i hopt beyond hope ejected safely. they have shown the wreckage on the news and one shot was of the canopy. in my experience as an f-16 crew chief. that canopy was ejected. now i just pray the reports are wrong. please pray for the pilot and his family. thank you
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Wow, it's wild to think that just a few years ago, I was sitting on top of that exact jet taking a gun out for routine maintenance... 02.gif
MY thoughts and prayers go out to them during this time...
MY thoughts and prayers go out to them during this time...
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Yeah, I agree with Peter. Folks know what to say and what not to, and I watch military related threads carefully.
#9
She was a 332nd bird out of Balad. Pilot was maj Troy Gilbert of the 309th from Luke. Only other info I can really pass is that the pilot has not been found, and the crash site was covered with people in minutes of impact.