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Old 11-19-2002 | 12:20 PM
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Default Ouch! Improper use of retracts...

OOPS!

neat to see a sidewinder fire after hitting the ground!
We had an incident close to that at RAF Leuchars in Scotland about 20 years ago.

They had just fitted the last of a set to a Phantom when they turned away there was a loud click, a thud, and a loud woosh. The missile had fallen off the wing, hit the ground, and went off.

Fortunately it only travelled about half a mile, and buried itself in the River Eden which flows just outside the perimeter fence.

I believe the paperwork alone, took about two years to complete.