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Sombeech
10-23-2009, 04:13 PM
We're getting a few different versions of the story, but I was driving home yesterday and felt this explosion as I was about 1/2 mile away across the freeway.

From KSL.com "One of those bombs exploded in a remote area of the base, the other didn't. "

uh... ok. This was probably 500 feet from the freeway. All of the power got knocked out on the base.

So the jet was having trouble taking off, the pilot follows procedure and drops 2 empty containers, and 2 bombs. 1 bomb unexpectedly detonated when it hit the ground, the other buried 17 ft.

It was strange, it felt like the blast came from behind me, but I looked ahead and saw this black mushroom cloud probably 200 ft in the air.

I just wonder what would have happened if the bomb landed on the freeway. This wasn't some exact procedure protocol or anything, I'm thinking a lot of people got lucky on this one, including me.
stefan
10-24-2009, 07:58 PM
500-pound bomb destroyed at Hill Air Force Base
The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated: 10/24/2009 08:40:48 PM MDT

Hill Air Force Base
stefan
10-24-2009, 07:59 PM
pretty crazy stuff ... you driving right next to this when it happened, 'beech.
Sombeech
10-24-2009, 08:03 PM
Yeah, I was at the traffic light when I felt it. I looked around and saw everybody staring over at the base, that's when I looked and saw that cloud.

Then everybody hopped on their cell phone and started calling 911.... everybody wants to be "the guy that called 911" :haha:

But I'm just not hearing anything about how this could have easily missed the "remote area of the base". I mean seriously, the freeway is right there, and Roy / Sunset cities are right there on the border.
James_B_Wads2000
10-24-2009, 09:57 PM
I mean seriously, the freeway is right there, and Roy / Sunset cities are right there on the border.

Yeah but if either Roy or Sunset were bombed out of existence, would anyone really notice? :ne_nau: Besides the meth-heads? :haha:



James
denaliguide
10-27-2009, 02:34 AM
"One of the bombs unexpectedly exploded on impact"

unexpectedly? kind of thought that was the idea when you drop a bomb. :roflol:
R
10-27-2009, 06:51 AM
"One of the bombs unexpectedly exploded on impact"

unexpectedly? kind of thought that was the idea when you drop a bomb. :roflol:
If it's armed, yes. Modern ordnance should be safe until the pilot arms it.
JP
10-27-2009, 07:00 AM
unexpectedly? kind of thought that was the idea when you drop a bomb. :roflol:
:roflol: :roflol: :roflol:
denaliguide
10-27-2009, 01:22 PM
"One of the bombs unexpectedly exploded on impact"

unexpectedly? kind of thought that was the idea when you drop a bomb. :roflol:
If it's armed, yes. Modern ordnance should be safe until the pilot arms it.

i knew that. :2thumbs: probably didn't see the sarcasm dripping down the screen.
Don
10-27-2009, 03:22 PM
"One of the bombs unexpectedly exploded on impact"

unexpectedly? kind of thought that was the idea when you drop a bomb. :roflol:
If it's armed, yes. Modern ordnance should be safe until the pilot arms it.

i knew that. :2thumbs: probably didn't see the sarcasm dripping down the screen.

The interwebs have a serious need for a sarcasm font.
stefan
10-27-2009, 08:51 PM
"One of the bombs unexpectedly exploded on impact"

unexpectedly? kind of thought that was the idea when you drop a bomb. :roflol:
If it's armed, yes. Modern ordnance should be safe until the pilot arms it.

i knew that. :2thumbs: probably didn't see the sarcasm dripping down the screen.

The interwebs have a serious need for a sarcasm font.

it's called emoticons :comppunch: