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Maggy

23-02-2008 12:40

Ouch!US stealth bomber crashes on Guam

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7260231.stm

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B-2 bombers, which can evade most radar signals, cost about $1.2bn (Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£610m) each to build.

And yes the pilots survived.:tu:

BBKing

23-02-2008 12:53

Re: Ouch!US stealth bomber crashes on Guam

I bet we now find it was insured by Northern Rock...

Sirius

23-02-2008 12:55

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Wonder if it used Vista. You never know they might have had the SP1 update. :LOL:

BBKing

23-02-2008 13:35

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'Congratulations on installing SP1. Be aware that after extensive user interface testing, the joystick has been upgraded. It's now pull back to go forward, push forward to go backwards, tilt left to open Media Player, tilt right to open Microsoft Smart Bomb 2.0. Enjoy your flight'.

Uncle Peter

23-02-2008 18:17

Re: Ouch!US stealth bomber crashes on Guam

How many times do they have to be told: you need to load the Logitech Wingman profiler before taking off or the joystick doesn't work!

Hom3r

23-02-2008 18:20

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I doubt the USAF insure $1.2 billion ac

BBKing

23-02-2008 19:10

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It was a joke, Hom3r.

However, that was nearly 5% of the fleet lost there. That's ouch time in anyone's books, they literally can't afford to lose even one of these things. Apparently only about 20% of them are ready to fly at any one time in any case.

SOSAGES

27-02-2008 17:00

Re: Ouch!US stealth bomber crashes on Guam

if a stealth plane crashes does it make a sound?

Saaf_laandon_mo

27-02-2008 17:17

Re: Ouch!US stealth bomber crashes on Guam

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Originally Posted by SOSAGES (Post 34496788)

if a stealth plane crashes does it make a sound?

only if someone is around to hear it.....

idi banashapan

27-02-2008 17:35

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Originally Posted by SOSAGES (Post 34496788)

if a stealth plane crashes does it make a sound?

how do they know it crashed in the first place? It's not like it disappeared off the radar!!!

Maggy

27-02-2008 17:41

Re: Ouch!US stealth bomber crashes on Guam

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Originally Posted by Bender (Post 34496810)

how do they know it crashed in the first place? It's not like it disappeared off the radar!!!

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The United States Air Force (USAF) said both pilots had ejected safely before the plane came down at Andersen Air Force Base, shortly after take-off.

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Thick, black smoke could be seen coming from the wreckage following the crash.

Hugh	27-02-2008 17:43

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I'd check where John Travolta was - he's got form...........

Uncle Peter

27-02-2008 17:55

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Originally Posted by SOSAGES (Post 34496788)

if a stealth plane crashes does it make a sound?

If it crashes into the sea: "Plop!" I guess.

BBKing

27-02-2008 18:18

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Only if there's a dolphin around to hear it.

idi banashapan

27-02-2008 20:51

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@incog > I was actually joking in my dry, sarcastic and pedantic way, but thanks for pointing it out.

Maggy

27-02-2008 20:55

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Originally Posted by Bender (Post 34496956)

@incog > I was actually joking in my dry, sarcastic and pedantic way, but thanks for pointing it out.

Well on this site I'm so used to folk not reading the link in it's entirety.;)

idi banashapan

27-02-2008 20:56

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Originally Posted by Incognitas (Post 34496961)

Well on this site I'm so used to folk not reading the link in it's entirety.;)

there was a link???? (joke)

BBKing

27-02-2008 20:59

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Well on this site I'm so used to folk not reading the link in it's entirety.

Did they find that it didn't crash after all, but the pilot's put it on eBay to stop his house being repossessed ('one careful owner')?

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