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TheMightyFavog

(13,770 posts) Fri Mar 2, 2012, 12:32 AM Mar 2012

Navy pilot who shot down US plane in friendly fire incident in 1987 made Admiral....

http://battleland.blogs.time.com/2012/02/17/navy-pilot-who-shot-down-u-s-plane-makes-admiral/?iid=obnetwork

And you thought McHale’s Navy was cancelled back in 1966. It was one of the most bizarre stories Battleland ever covered. And incredibly, the perpetrator – the young Navy officer who mistakenly shot down a U.S. warplane 25 years ago – is being promoted to the rank of admiral (granted, it was an Air Force plane the Navy pilot shot down, but even so…).

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The triggerman was Lieutenant (j.g.) Timothy Dorsey.

At the time, the Navy ruled that he will be allowed to keep his pilot wings, but he never again was allowed to fly a Navy aircraft. So fast forward to 2012, and they’ve now made him a rear admiral...

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Navy pilot who shot down US plane in friendly fire incident in 1987 made Admiral.... (Original Post) TheMightyFavog Mar 2012 OP

Navy "aviator" shooting down an Air Force pilot? I'm surprised they didn't promote him on the spot. TheWraith Mar 2012 #1

Beat me to it.. Fumesucker Mar 2012 #5

K&R DeSwiss Mar 2012 #2

"Peter Principle"...its always working. Historic NY Mar 2012 #3

Was he recommended by John McCain by any chance? lpbk2713 Mar 2012 #4

I'm having a hard time getting worked up over a 25 year old fuck up. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2012 #6

Ah Poor Kid His Dad Sucked Balls To See His Son March On HangOnKids Mar 2012 #7

One of my friends was subjected to a four hour lecture about this episode Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2012 #10

You know who Chester Nimitz is? If not, go do the Google so you understand his importance to MADem Mar 2012 #8

I think the key is... Comatose Sphagetti Mar 2012 #9

When I was stationed in Viet Nam, yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2012 #11

TheWraith

(24,331 posts)

1. Navy "aviator" shooting down an Air Force pilot? I'm surprised they didn't promote him on the spot.

Reply to TheMightyFavog (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 12:40 AM

Mar 2012

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

5. Beat me to it..

Reply to TheWraith (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 01:59 AM

Mar 2012

No love lost between Naval Aviation and the Air Force.

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)

2. K&R

Reply to TheMightyFavog (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 12:42 AM

Mar 2012

- Well, there's at least one thing we can be happy about -- he didn't start a religion......

In May 1943 the U.S. Navy's USS PC-815, commanded by L. Ron Hubbard, conducted unauthorized gunnery exercises involving the shelling of the Coronado Islands, in the belief they were uninhabited and belonged to the United States. Unfortunately for Hubbard, the islands belonged to Mexico and were occupied by the Mexican Coast Guard. The Mexican government complained and Hubbard was relieved of command. link

Historic NY

(37,453 posts)

3. "Peter Principle"...its always working.

Reply to TheMightyFavog (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 01:33 AM

Mar 2012

lpbk2713

(42,766 posts)

4. Was he recommended by John McCain by any chance?

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Fri Mar 2, 2012, 01:58 AM

Mar 2012

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,344 posts)

6. I'm having a hard time getting worked up over a 25 year old fuck up.

Reply to TheMightyFavog (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 02:02 AM

Mar 2012

Is there some other reason I shouldn't like this guy?

HangOnKids

(4,291 posts)

7. Ah Poor Kid His Dad Sucked Balls To See His Son March On

Reply to TheMightyFavog (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 02:04 AM

Mar 2012

This asshole should have been thrown out years ago. My ex was at Miramar at the time, everyone knew the nasty little fucker was an asshole.

Sen. Walter Sobchak

(8,692 posts)

10. One of my friends was subjected to a four hour lecture about this episode

Reply to HangOnKids (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 03:55 AM

Mar 2012

When he went to Top Gun, he said nobody in the room could keep a straight face, not even the officers presenting. Observers from the air force however were said to have remained stone faced and practically shaking with rage the length of the presentation.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

8. You know who Chester Nimitz is? If not, go do the Google so you understand his importance to

Reply to TheMightyFavog (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 02:07 AM

Mar 2012

American military history.

He ran a ship aground when he was an ensign.

Imagine if no one had used any judgment as to the junior officer's potential, and just fired his ass?

No one died; and I'll bet they changed the training protocol after that incident (which happened during a training exercise).

That said, this guy's father was a flag officer; that probably helped salvage his career.

Comatose Sphagetti

(836 posts)

9. I think the key is...

Reply to TheMightyFavog (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 03:50 AM

Mar 2012

"mistakenly shot down a U.S. warplane 25 years ago."

yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)

11. When I was stationed in Viet Nam,

Reply to TheMightyFavog (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 04:13 AM

Mar 2012

an Air Force jet strafed one of our boats [the USCGC Point Welcome] and killed several people!

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