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wamovements wrote:Message on twitter reports B1 crash from 28th BW. Four ejected and are safe!
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The explosions that caused a B-1B Lancer to crash in August occurred when a mechanical malfunction led to a fuel leak, investigators found.
“There was no evidence that human factors contributed to the mishap,” the Accident Investigation Board report determined.
The $318 million aircraft was destroyed when it crashed on Aug. 19 near Broadus, Mont., but all four crew members ejected safely with non-life threatening injuries, according to the report, which was released on Monday.
http://swampland.time.com/2014/01/06/th ... of-a-nail/Jan. 06, 2014
How a wayward airplane part doomed a $300 million bomber
A sign in World War II’s Anglo-American Supply headquarters in London displayed the adage that begins with
“For want of a nail, the shoe was lost.”
It quickly marches through several increasingly larger military problems, each triggered by the one that came before.
It ends with “For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost.”
While the crash of a $318 million B-1 bomber last August 19 in Montana has no parallel to that war, the sentiment—that a little military snafu can quickly mushroom into a series of ever-growing disasters—is spot on.
Come along, if you dare, for the ride…
For those not familiar with the term 'snafu': Situation Normal All F*cked Up...Stratofreighter wrote:This Time Magazine story is worth a read!http://swampland.time.com/2014/01/06/th ... of-a-nail/Jan. 06, 2014
While the crash of a $318 million B-1 bomber last August 19 in Montana has no parallel to that war, the sentiment—that a little military snafu can quickly mushroom into a series of ever-growing disasters—is spot on.
Come along, if you dare, for the ride…
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