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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:07 AM Original message |
CNN Breaking: US Helicopter down in Baqubah... |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. U.S. Military Helicopter Crashes in Iraq |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:12 AM Response to Original message |
2. this must be what CBS radio was refering to earlier this am |
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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Didn't they say that was near Falluja? |
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Superfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:30 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. This place is NE of Baghdad...Falluja is due W |
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Qanisqineq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
4. Fallujah mosques call for holy war |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
5. Controlled Landing - No Injuries Reported |
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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:23 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. But they didn't correct themselves about... |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:48 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. I forgot about that |
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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:53 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. They can... |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 09:06 AM Response to Reply #14 |
26. also possible that the soldiers destroyed it |
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mmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 09:54 AM Response to Reply #14 |
32. Does autorotation make the helicopter spin? |
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Zero Gravitas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
35. sure they can |
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Corgigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
7. controlled" landing |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:28 AM Response to Original message |
8. 3 heLicoptors? |
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DivinBreuvage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
10. There are probably going to be lots of "helicopter crashes" for a while |
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DoYouEverWonder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:54 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Most of the crashes |
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DivinBreuvage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 08:05 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Are you sure? My impression is that |
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DoYouEverWonder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 08:14 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. The 1st official US reports |
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DivinBreuvage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 08:35 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Thanks, that clears it up! n/t |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
11. It is very hard to face the fact that the greatest army in the world.... |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Creepy......... (eom) |
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DivinBreuvage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:59 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. A good point cleverly made, izzie! BTW, as far back as World War II |
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AZCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
17. Quick note on helis in flames |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 08:40 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Thermite = Aluminum powder + Iron Oxide powder |
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AZCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 08:43 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Ahhhh. Thanks |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 09:08 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. it would when the thermite |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 09:11 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. If a thermite reaction is doused with water, it can appear to explode. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 09:16 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. but would the thermite ignite the fuel tanks? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 10:52 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. I'm sure that once the tanks are ruptured, any flame will ignite the fuel. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 09:08 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Not unless it were contained. (Doubtful.) |
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AZCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 09:21 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. I am not an expert either |
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thebaghwan (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 11:52 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Thermite burns very hot like 4000 degrees is what we were told in |
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HFishbine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
20. A "controlled landing?" |
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HFishbine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 08:29 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Yep |
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