Belgian Air Force has an accident

[41magsnub]

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/10/16/belgian-air-force-mechanic-opens-fire-by-mistake-blows-up-another-f-16/

Mechanic ND's an M61 into another F-16 on the ground.

Oops

[cordex]

Four more and he's an ace, right?

First mechanic on his base with a green star on his toolbox.

[K Frame]

"Four more and he's an ace, right?"

 

[slugcatcher]

1st surface to surface gun kill for an F-16?

Stay away from the planes!  He hates those planes!

[French G.]

 I dunno about Belgian f-16s, but with American M-61s in F-18s there is a whole lotta safety interlocks that say that is not supposed to happen. And like most mishaps it might have happened when those interlocks are intentionally disabled for troubleshooting. Only mishap like that I know of was more than one AH-1W where mechanics were trying to clear malfunctions and mistakes were made.

Well that and it is not uncommon for an incorrectly loaded sidewinder to hop off the wing and skip down the flightdeck upon carrier landing. No motor or warhead dangers, just a hundred pound chunk of metal covered in sharp things and moving fast.

[RocketMan]

Oops, that left a mark.  Better get that man a dump truck full of Bondo.

[TommyGunn]

Oops, that left a mark.  Better get that man a dump truck full of Bondo.

It'll buff out. 

[Hawkmoon]

That's a might big "Oops."

[Fly320s]

Oops, that left a mark.  Better get that man a dump truck full of Bondo.

An A-10 would have shrugged it off.   

[RoadKingLarry]

An A-10 would have returned fire out of reflex.

[brimic]

They should just stick to making waffles.

[AmbulanceDriver]

An A-10 would have returned fire out of reflex.

This made me do a full on *gigglesnort*