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This time det cord was the preferred method
« on: June 04, 2011, 05:46:00 AM »
Peter tells a story of the USMC going to retrieve a French fighter jet that crashed in Lybia.  A normal 20day job accomplished in less than half a day.

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Friday, June 3, 2011
Recovering a fighter jet . . . the Marine way!

I had to smile at the US Marine effort to recover a French Mirage 2000 fighter (the two-seat 'D' variant) that crashed in Afghanistan last week. It seemed to have landed in a relatively intact condition after its two-man crew ejected safely . . . but by the time the Marines finished with it, it wasn't any longer!


Something about "If it absolutely, positively has to be blown up overnight" that works in the daytime, too.

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Re: This time det cord was the preferred method
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2011, 11:19:33 AM »
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He excluded enemy fire as the cause of the crash, the first of a French plane during the near 10-year conflict in Afghanistan.

Geez, the French aren't even waiting until they find an enemy before they surrender these days.

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