Verified pictures show a US command and control aircraft has been destroyed at an air base in Saudi Arabia.
The pictures appear to have been first shared by a Facebook page carrying US military news. They show the E-3 Sentry aircraft appears to have been split in two.
We’ve confirmed the photos were taken at the Prince Sultan air base about 100km (62 miles) south-east of the Saudi capital Riyadh. Features seen in the pictures, including pylons, storage units and markings on paved areas, matched with satellite imagery.
Half a billion dollar aircraft destroyed by a flying motorbike.
How embarrassing.
Something something GTA Online, something something life imitates art
“heavily damaged” my arse:
That’s DESTROYED.
quit weasel-wording everything, “journalism”!!
Fucking unbelievable.
That airframe’s unrepairable.
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If this were a B1, maybe not unrepairable. Depends on the airframe.
But this one is gooone
it just became shorter
Let’s not jump to conclusions. Cockpit, 2/5 wings and engines still look good on the picture
It doesn’t look like the front fell off. It must be fine!
“Heavily damaged”
The front just fell off
Why do so many people on the internet believe that repeating something that someone way funnier than them said is the height of comedy?
In my defense, I did check if any of the other replies had specifically referenced Clarke and Dawe before I made my comment, and unless federation delay is in play, I don’t think I repeated anyone else’s reference to the same.
You’re repeating clark and dawe though. Don’t you have any of your own words?
Ah I see, I thought your criticism was that I was repeating someone else who had already referenced Clark and Dawe in this thread. My mistake. If you just don’t like when people reference or repeat commonly known jokes, then you’re free to your opinion. I don’t think there’s really any point in discussing it though, since your issue is predicated on an opinion we don’t share.
‘Decapitated’ ‘Eradicated’ ‘Eviscerated’
Ok, that last one came from groo. But its on the same level as this administrations competence.
I mean you could easily glue the tail back on. Plane will only be a bit shorter.
US miliary repeatedly denied that this happened. They are certainly lying about casualties as well. Support for war (spending) is dependent on impression of victory, and prospects for escalation.
Got that ass reduction surgery.
