{"id":147407,"date":"2019-07-05T19:31:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T11:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1794559\/"},"modified":"2019-07-05T19:31:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T11:31:37","slug":"bird-strike-causes-plane-to-drop-dummy-bombs-on-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/07\/05\/bird-strike-causes-plane-to-drop-dummy-bombs-on-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird Strike Causes Plane To Drop Dummy Bombs on Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many*, the term “bird strike” evokes 20-year-old images of Fabio’s bloodied nose<\/a> after he killed a goose with his face on a Busch Gardens Williamsburg roller coaster.<\/span><\/p>\n

But bird strikes<\/a> are a very real threat to flight safety, and have led to a number of accidents\u2014including an embarassing Air Force mishap this week.<\/span><\/p>\n

During a routine training mission on Monday, an A-10C Thunderbolt II collided with a feathered foe, causing the “inadvertent” release<\/a> of three BDU-33 missiles over Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n

Luckily, the small munitions\u2014also known as “dumb bombs,” designed specifically for practice\u2014are non-explosive.<\/span><\/p>\n

The incident happened around 1:15 p.m. on July 1, about 54 miles southwest of Georgia’s Moody Air Force Base; officials believe the ammo dropped in the vicinity of 1.25 miles west of Highway 129, near Suwannee Springs.<\/span><\/p>\n

No injuries or damages have been reported (yet).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Although the training munition is inert, it is equipped with a small pyrotechnic charge and should not be handled (via Eugene Oliver\/U.S. Air Force)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Used to simulate a 500-pound M1a-82 bomb, the BDU-33 is a much more manageable 25 lbs. Approximately 22.5 inches long and blue, it is equipped with a small pyrotechnic charge and should not be handled.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, if you’re wandering through the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park or refueling at the Busy Bee gas station and stumble upon what looks like a miniature torpedo, please don’t pick it up.<\/span><\/p>\n

“If the training munition is found, do not approach it, taken note of the location, leave the area, and keep others away,” the Moody Air Force Base warned.<\/span><\/p>\n

The public is urged to contact the 23rd Wing Command Post (at 229-257-3501) or local authorities with any information.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is still unclear how exactly the bird’s impact caused the plane to release its payload.<\/span><\/p>\n

The incident, the base said, is currently under investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n

* No? Just me?<\/span><\/p>\n

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