I do not think following mom's good advice and putting on clean under roos in the morning helped these two...
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=3616331
Air Force: Pilot error led to accidental strafing
June 25th, 2008 @ 10:51am
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP)
-- Air Force investigators say an F-16 pilot misidentified a sport utility vehicle when he blasted it with a 20 mm cannon in April.
The Air Force says the pilot momentarily lost visual contact with a target while using night-vision goggles at the Utah Test and Training Range.
Moments later, he misidentified the parked SUV and hit it with rounds from the plane's cannon. It was about 1.5 miles away from the target.
Two soldiers inside the vehicle received minor injuries as they scrambled to get out.
The 388th Fighter Wing at Utah's Hill Air Force Base has taken administrative actions against the pilot, including a change in his qualifications. He's also been required to get more training.
The pilot's name was not released Wednesday.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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The story left out the best part:
It was a RENTAL CAR.
Imagine returing THAT to the Alamo counter. "uh, yeah, there appears to be 50mm holes in your car. That's coming out of your deductible, mister."
Sorry. It wasn't Alamo, it was AVIS.
Want to see the rental car?
http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/view/mb/file?username=pacaeropress&id=571169
I posted that the SUV was a rental, based on my recollection of the Salt Lake Tribune article in April.
I Googled the Trib article, but you have to have a password to get in. But another website reprinted the Trib article: http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/latestnews/index.php?id=11304
Before you bash the website, notice that it IS merely reprinting the Salt Lake Tribune, and credits are clearly given.
As to WHY the soldiers would need a rental, your guess is as good as mine.
But this is the SUV, a 2007 Chevy Suburban:
