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Fisherman Snags Live Missile In Gulf

OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (3 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 3298 times:

Looks like maybe this should have been the one that got away...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090609/ap_on_re_us/us_missile_hooked

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Kingairta From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 445 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (3 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 3276 times:

The scary part is that wasn't the only missle he pulled in.

AirRyan From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 2529 posts, RR: 6
Reply 2, posted (3 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 3253 times:

Can't say I blame them for not canceling a ten day fishing trip with the price of gas nowadays, but I hope they at least kept the missile pointed outward on their boat, you know, in case in it's "unstable" state it suddenly decided to light off like one of those Chinese made Roman Candles you used to shoot at your friends with!

Michlis From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 737 posts, RR: 2
Reply 3, posted (3 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 3245 times:

Quoting AirRyan (Reply 2):
Can't say I blame them for not canceling a ten day fishing trip with the price of gas nowadays, but I hope they at least kept the missile pointed outward on their boat, you know, in case in it's "unstable" state it suddenly decided to light off like one of those Chinese made Roman Candles you used to shoot at your friends with!

And if the thing went off during his fishing trip he (provided he survived) or his family would be looking for a lawyer to try and sue the USAF. Only in America. sarcastic

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the outcome of a hundred battles.

GST From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2008, 927 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (3 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 3208 times:

Tell me he at least took the precaution of putting it in a dinghy or something and towing it...but somehow I expect this was not the case.

Michlis From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 737 posts, RR: 2
Reply 5, posted (3 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 3169 times:

Quoting GST (Reply 4):
Tell me he at least took the precaution of putting it in a dinghy or something and towing it...but somehow I expect this was not the case.

From the photo it looks to be a Sidewinder.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525530,00.html

If it had gone off, he certainly would have been a contender for a Darwin Award. bigthumbsup

[Edited 2009-06-09 09:43:29]

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the outcome of a hundred battles.

KingairTA From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 445 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (3 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 3136 times:

Question would be had it gone off would we have ever known why the boat disapeared?

Oly720man From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 6190 posts, RR: 11
Reply 7, posted (3 years 11 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 2874 times:

Latest news is that

The air force later said that it was a telemetry missile that carried no explosives, but turned down Mr Solomon's request to keep his unusual catch as a souvenir.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8092463.stm

but I suppose they would say that, wouldn't they?

wheat and dairy can screw up your brain

Sinlock From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 1532 posts, RR: 3
Reply 8, posted (3 years 11 months 2 weeks 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 2746 times:

I saw a video clip on CNN that I was able to see the whole missle. It was an AIM-9X

My Country can beat up your Country....

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