Whoops

[Noah930]

These guys are gonna be on KP for the rest of their lives.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/technician-accidentally-fires-vulcan-cannon-070000878.html

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Technician Accidentally Fires Vulcan Cannon And Destroys An F-16 On The Ground In Belgium
The National Interest Task and Purpose, Paul Szoldra,The National Interest 20 hours ago


Task and Purpose, Paul Szoldra

Security,

Belgium’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement that two technicians suffered hearing injuries and were treated on the spot, while adding that an investigation into the incident had been launched.

Technician Accidentally Fires Vulcan Cannon And Destroys An F-16 On The Ground In Belgium
A maintenance worker accidentally fired a 20mm Vulcan cannon from an F-16 jet he was working on at Belgium’s Florennes Air Force Base earlier this week, destroying another F-16 while damaging another aircraft nearby, according to multiple media reports.

A worker apparently opened fire across the flight line while performing maintenance on Oct. 11, according to Avio News.

The F-16 that was racked by cannon fire quickly caught fire and exploded, since it was loaded with fuel and being readied for an afternoon sortie, according to Scramble Magazine.

“You can’t help thinking of what a disaster this could have been,” Col. Didier Polome, the base commander, told a Belgian television news station.

The Belgian Air Force confirmed a fire broke out on the base during maintenance work, causing one plane to burn while causing collateral damage in a second, without mentioning cannon fire as being the cause.

Belgium’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement that two technicians suffered hearing injuries and were treated on the spot, while adding that an investigation into the incident had been launched.

The Belgian Air Force did not respond to a request for comment from Task & Purpose.

edit: sorry, didn't see the earlier post

[John Rogers]

There was a similar incident at the Pearl Harbor Naval Base years ago when testing of the close in weapons system went wrong and half a dozen 20mm rounds got fired out into a Pearl City apartment. It was rumored the families got a MILLION each to be happy ever after! The CO, XO and Weapons Officer were all fired!

[quicksix]

Happened during my second cruise aboard Nimitz in 1988. Idjits in my shop shot an A6 tanker, and killed two shipmates. By the time I got on deck the night check guys and AFFF had done most of the work and the fire was mostly out. Six planes lost.I got invited to check for ordnance that was going to cook off. Thankfully I am here to write about it.
Although labeled an accident, it was not. It requires a willingness to set the jet up to simulate the wheels being up and to get the computer to give "green light logic" In the case I was involved in the two guys simply did not want to load the gun twice.