The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies)

XwChriswX · 09-04-2012, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Isamu

I <3 Top Gun.... but

Fighters make movies.....

bombers make history

Orly??

Let's have a look-see at that good ol' history...

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February 13, 1950 – British Columbia, Canada – 1950 British Columbia B-36 crash—non-nuclear detonation of a simulated atomic bomb

A USAF B-36 bomber, AF Ser. No. 44-92075, was flying a simulated combat mission from Eielson Air Force Base, near Fairbanks, Alaska, to Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas, carrying one weapon containing a dummy warhead. The warhead contained uranium instead of plutonium. After six hours of flight, the bomber experienced mechanical problems and was forced to shut down three of its six engines at an altitude of 12,000 feet (3,700 m). Fearing that severe weather and icing would jeopardize a safe emergency landing, the weapon was jettisoned over the Pacific Ocean from a height of 8,000 ft (2,400 m). The weapon's high explosives detonated upon impact. All of the sixteen crew members and one passenger were able to parachute from the plane and twelve were subsequently rescued from Princess Royal Island. The Pentagon's summary report does not mention if the weapon was later recovered.

April 11, 1950 – Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA – Loss and recovery of nuclear materials

Three minutes after departure from Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque a USAF B-29 bomber carrying a nuclear weapon, four spare detonators, and a crew of thirteen crashed into a mountain near Manzano Base. The crash resulted in a fire which the New York Times reported as being visible from 15 miles (24 km). The bomb's casing was completely demolished and its high explosives ignited upon contact with the plane's burning fuel. However, according to the Department of Defense, the four spare detonators and all nuclear components were recovered. A nuclear detonation was not possible because, while on board, the weapon's core was not in the weapon for safety reasons. All thirteen crew members died.

July 13, 1950 – Lebanon, Ohio, USA – Non-nuclear detonation of an atomic bomb

USAF B-50 aircraft on a training mission from Biggs Air Force Base with a nuclear weapon flew into the ground resulting in a high explosive detonation, but no nuclear explosion.

November 10, 1950 – Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada – Non-nuclear detonation of an atomic bomb

Returning one of several U.S. Mark 4 nuclear bombs secretly deployed in Canada, a USAF B-50 had engine trouble and jettisoned the weapon at 10,500 feet (3,200 m). The crew set the bomb to self-destruct at 2,500 ft (760 m) and dropped over the St. Lawrence River. The explosion shook area residents and scattered nearly 100 pounds (45 kg) of uranium (U-238) used in the weapon's tamper. The plutonium core ("pit") was not in the bomb at the time.

March 10, 1956 – Over the Mediterranean Sea – Nuclear weapons lost

A USAF B-47 Stratojet, AF Ser. No. 52-534, on a non-stop mission from MacDill Air Force Base to an overseas base descended into a cloud formation at 14,000 feet over the Mediterranean in preparation for an in-air refuelling and vanished while carrying two nuclear weapon cores. The plane was lost while flying through dense clouds, and the cores and other wreckage were never located.

July 27, 1956 – Lakenheath in Suffolk, UK – Nuclear weapons damaged

A USAF B-47 crashed into a storage igloo spreading burning fuel over three Mark 6 nuclear bombs at RAF Lakenheath. A bomb disposal expert stated it was a miracle exposed detonators on one bomb did not fire, which presumably would have released nuclear material into the environment.

May 22, 1957 – Kirtland AFB in New Mexico, USA – Non-nuclear detonation of an atomic weapon

A B-36 ferrying a nuclear weapon from Biggs AFB to Kirtland AFB dropped a nuclear weapon on approach to Kirtland AFB. The weapon impacted the ground 4.5 miles south of the Kirtland control tower and 0.3 miles west of the Sandia Base reservation. The weapon was completely destroyed by the detonation of its high explosive material, creating a crater 12 feet deep and 25 feet in diameter. Radioactive contamination at the crater lip amounted to 0.5 milliroentgen.

October 11, 1957 – Homestead Air Force Base, Florida – Nuclear bomb burned after B-47 aircraft accident

B-47 aircraft crashed during take-off after a wheel exploded; one nuclear bomb burned in the resulting fire.

January 31, 1958 – Morocco – Nuclear bomb damaged in crash

During a simulated takeoff a wheel casting failure caused the tail of a USAF B-47 carrying an armed nuclear weapon to hit the runway, rupturing a fuel tank and sparking a fire. Some contamination was detected immediately following the accident.

February 5, 1958 – Savannah, Georgia, USA – Nuclear bomb lost

See 1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision. A USAF B-47 bomber jettisoned a Mark 15 Mod 0 nuclear bomb over the Atlantic Ocean after a midair collision with a USAF F-86 Sabre during a simulated combat mission from Homestead Air Force Base, Florida. The F-86's pilot ejected and parachuted to safety. The USAF claimed the B-47 tried landing at Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia three times before the bomb was jettisoned at 7,200 ft (2,200 m) near Tybee Island, Georgia. The B-47 pilot successfully landed in one attempt only after he first jettisoned the bomb. A 3-square-mile (7.8 km2) area near Wassaw Sound was searched for 9 weeks before the search was called off. The bomb was searched for in 2001 and not found. A group of investigators in 2004 claim to have found an underwater object which they think is the bomb.

March 11, 1958 – Mars Bluff, South Carolina, USA – Non-nuclear detonation of a nuclear bomb

A USAF B-47 bomber flying from Hunter Air Force Base in Savannah, Georgia accidentally released an atomic bomb. A home was destroyed and several people injured but the bomb's plutonium core did not explode.

And that's just in the 1950's...

Dare we discuss the rest..

happytheman · 09-04-2012, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Brianna and Faye. I feel old.

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Holy huge pictures Batman!

Great looking Grandkid sir!

LunaZ · 09-04-2012, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

Yeah I am, but good chairs worth a damn cost money that some organizations don't want to spend. So, unfortunately, I have nothing of value to add!

I have found over the years that chairs are extremely personal. What works for one, doesn't work for others.

True... butt suggestions would get me looking in the right direction.

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onzedge · 09-04-2012, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

Holy huge pictures Batman!

Great looking Grandkid sir!

Thanks -- sorry about the big shots.

XwChriswX · 09-04-2012, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

Meh, get over it my friend. The movie was a major part of the 80's and in no way was meant to accurately reflect real military tactics. Your honor is still intact.

I know, we don't get

at it, we more just

over it.

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Originally Posted by Isamu

Chief was all like... ugh.. Chief: "Debrief, bomber chief."
me:"go ahead chief"

Chief: "Who is roger dodger?"

me: "well sir, its more of and ahhfirmitive.. then a person sir..."

I get back to the office, and lulz ensue

I'm surprised that didn't become a callsign for you...

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Originally Posted by Isamu

have you ever actually worked with the Navy? if so you would know, that movie is pretty much spot on with their real "military tactics/training/weapons employment..." those guys are fucking clown shoes...

Oh yes, worked with them on several occasions. I hate it when the navy comes to town...

They really are a bunch of clown shoes.

"Hey, Trumpcard, yeah this is Bozo01, I'd like to work in 93AS, currently transiting 88AQ... Oh btw, I need gas like Now, and will need gas in 90AR, and again in 93AS before going on station... So if you could just uproot all the tankers from their assigned anchors and service only me, that'd be grrrreat! kthxbai!"

happytheman · 09-04-2012, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

Orly??

Let's have a look-see at that good ol' history...

And that's just in the 1950's...

Dare we discuss the rest..

Hmm, looks like a bit of previously prepared cut/paste. Boy, you were just waiting for this topic to come up!

XwChriswX · 09-04-2012, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

Hmm, looks like a bit of previously prepared cut/paste. Boy, you were just waiting for this topic to come up!

Obvious troll is obvious.

happytheman · 09-04-2012, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

True... butt suggestions would get me looking in the right direction.

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I see what you did there. That was a craftily composed pun my friend.

XwChriswX · 09-04-2012, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

I see what you did there. That was a craftily composed bun pun my friend.

Fixed.

Pintsize725 · 09-04-2012, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

Hmm, sometimes I wonder. Upon reflection tho, I'm not sitting on 35-40k posts am I?

Not yet!

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Brianna and Faye. I feel old.

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Oh -- I am old and have hat hair also.

Cute cute cute cute! I want to squeeze her gently.

happytheman · 09-04-2012, 11:58 PM

Hmm, this chair looks sweet.

At The Office 1H-BLBL-BS One Black Leather Office Chair with Headrest on sale at Office Chairs Outlet with free shipping.

Isamu · 09-05-2012, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

Orly??

Let's have a look-see at that good ol' history...

And that's just in the 1950's...

Dare we discuss the rest..

still make history....

Isamu · 09-05-2012, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

I'm surprised that didn't become a callsign for you...

My callsign is HotMic

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

Oh yes, worked with them on several occasions. I hate it when the navy comes to town...

They really are a bunch of clown shoes.

"Hey, Trumpcard, yeah this is Bozo01, I'd like to work in 93AS, currently transiting 88AQ... Oh btw, I need gas like Now, and will need gas in 90AR, and again in 93AS before going on station... So if you could just uproot all the tankers from their assigned anchors and service only me, that'd be grrrreat! kthxbai!"

LMAO

XwChriswX · 09-05-2012, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Isamu

still make history....

That's not the kind of history I'd wanna be known for...

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Originally Posted by Isamu

My callsign is HotMic

LMAO

I hate those guys!

happytheman · 09-05-2012, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Not yet!

Just curious, how's the iggy?

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