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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts) Sun Oct 14, 2018, 07:43 PM Oct 2018

One way to lose a war before it starts (Or-- Belgians should stick to waffles)...

This sounds like something straight out of a goofy military comedy, but I assure you this is real: a Belgian technician accidentally set of the cannon of a military plane during maintenance, which shot another plane. That plane blew up, damaging the initial plane in the process. Talk about a bad day.

https://jalopnik.com/technician-accidentally-sets-off-an-f-16-cannon-blows-1829732241

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One way to lose a war before it starts (Or-- Belgians should stick to waffles)... (Original Post) TreasonousBastard Oct 2018 OP

3 more kills and he can become Belgium's first ace! Kaleva Oct 2018 #1

Kaleva

(36,301 posts)

1. 3 more kills and he can become Belgium's first ace!

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 07:52 PM

Oct 2018

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