American FA-18 crashed in the east of Britain

American fighter FA-18 crashed in the east of the UK, reports RIA News Today's message from the Sky News.

“The pilot was able to eject. The crash occurred in Suffolk County shortly after the departure of the aircraft from the Leikenheath airbase, on which US military aircraft are also based, ”the report says.

One of the witnesses told the journalist that "the plane exploded right in the air." No casualties are reported among the population. According to some reports, the plane crashed into the field away from residential buildings.

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[Vitaly Anisimov]

Minus one...

[supertiger21]

F / A-18, oh beauty! More to such falls ...

[Sasha 19871987]

On the way, I became completely insensitive, after reading the article I smiled maliciously ... no sympathy for the "Western partners" ...

[cherkas.oe]

A similar reaction is on my collective farm.

[Throw]

GeyroPro tests went well.
The target pilot was awarded a clean diaper.

[The lead]

And what did the F-18 do in great Britain? And I remembered everything, Greatness of Britain in the past, now it is an occupied territory or the state of the USA.

[Penetrator]

Quote: sasha 19871987

smiled maliciously.

And if the pilot died, would you probably laugh loudly? We rejoice in the crash of someone else's plane and there is nothing normal in this (just mirror the situation in relation to our board and the reaction of the Americans). At least until we are enemies with the States. Well, that is, we are not fighting openly.
And besides, Banshee ordered to be tolerant of our foreign readers and not to offend their patriotic feelings. True only to the Bulgarians and the Israelis. But, just in case, I will be tolerant to the Americans. Aw, Roman! I am tolerant!

[Vladimir 1964]

Quote: Penetrator

Aw, Roman! I am tolerant!

Listen, Dear Andrey, this is the second time this week. You’ll get used to it, Dear.

[Penetrator]

Quote: Vladimir 1964

You’ll get used to it, Dear.

Vladimir, in this way I improve my Zen.

[Vladimir 1964]

Quote: Penetrator

Vladimir, in this way I improve my Zen

Well, I would immediately say, otherwise I’m worried, Dear Andrey.

[Penetrator]

Quote: Vladimir 1964

Well, I would immediately say, otherwise I’m worried

No, I was hooked by something today rejoicing over the death of the American pilot. My dad is a former fighter pilot and he had, during his service, two serious cases of equipment failure, when all flight instructions required the abandonment of the aircraft. However, both times he saved the car. Maybe this poor fellow also pulled to the last, but his guardian angel was distracted at that time ...

[Vladimir 1964]

Quote: Penetrator

Yes, his guardian angel was distracted at this time ...

I’m not going to joke, Andrei, many of those who enjoyed the incident have an idea of ​​life at the level of an iPhone and a hamburger, so do not take it to heart.

[Penetrator]

Quote: Vladimir 1964

so don’t take it to heart

Yes, I’m not particularly worried. Although the military professionals (which many are positioning themselves on this site) are somehow uncharacteristic of rejoicing over the non-combat losses of a potential enemy in peacetime. To analyze the situation, debate, draw the appropriate conclusions - this, I think, is a normal reaction.
And yes, I freaked out something. Probably getting old ...

[Vladimir 1964]

Quote: Penetrator

And yes, I freaked out something. Probably getting older ..

Since I began to philosophize, it means that you are clearly getting old.

[Marconi41]

Quote: Penetrator

it’s unusual to be happy about the non-combat losses of a potential enemy in peacetime.

And it is right. Or do our planes not fight? They are always whole with the one who does not fly at all. The pilot is alive and well, but this technique is already not young.

[Ramzaj99]

Quote: sasha 19871987

On the way, I became completely insensitive, after reading the article I smiled maliciously ... no sympathy for the "Western partners" ...

I also did not find a single drop of sympathy in my soul. Just thought -1.

[Truth]

Caught up ...
Although we have a secret, we have enough of these tricks.
But it’s a shame for ours, but for theirs it’s nice to hear ... and see the video, so really honey for your soul.

[Penetrator]

Quote: supertiger21

F / A-18, oh beauty! More to such falls ...

In vain, it is common for a normal person to rejoice at their successes, and not other people's failures. And you, as schoolchildren, are: "The staff members have an airplane nae .. uh .. welled up - what a joy!" And nothing that they have these planes, like shit at the bath? Even if you drop it every day, it will still have more than our VKS (unfortunately, yes). You won't get tired of your puppy delight, will you?
We got such "uryakalka" - the site turns into some kind of pioneer camp with resonant chants. Or do you want pluses? So I have them - give them to everyone who rejoices. It's a pity, I can't write out a hundred at once

[victor]

Or maybe some partners, some other partners, got so tired that they are already happy just for minor troubles, with the partners?

[Denis DV]

More likely minus two, the Swiss before him was in France

[Penetrator]

Quote: MIKHAN

Minus one...

We are tormented by minus. There are about 1000 airplanes of this type. And this is only the state ...

[Vladimyrych]

A trifle is nice ...

[meriem1]

Quote: Penetrator

Quote: MIKHAN

Minus one...

We are tormented by minus. There are about 1000 airplanes of this type. And this is only the state ...

It is not that simple ! The pilot was killed !!!

[vladimir_krm]

Alas, they specified that he was dead.
The causes of the disaster are not known. Communication with the aircraft disappeared immediately after its departure from the base.

[Lt. Air Force stock]

Quote: Penetrator

There are about 1000 airplanes of this type.

In general, there are 765 Hornets and Superhornets to be exact. Superhornets now produce 4 aircraft per month (48 per year) for export. As for the fact that the United States will have 1 less fighter, I would not deceive myself, they have canned reserves in reserve, they just re-open another hornet and that's it.
What is still a large angle at lowering the flaps of the hornet, they drop almost under 90 degrees.

[Nosgoth]

Quote: Lt. air force reserve

What is still a large angle at lowering the flaps of the hornet, they drop almost under 90 degrees.

Well, the machine was originally sharpened for short mileage (aircraft carriers), hence the developed wing mechanization

[lelikas]

[quote = MIKHAN] Minus one .. Interesting, ISIS, Kurds or Putin it?

[Juborg]

I generally read it at first, the pilot ejected, the plane wasn’t injured. Almost in Ukrainian! There was infa that this is a plane arrived from the war zone in Syria.

[Maxom75]

Maybe the pilot took a few lessons from Senator McCain? He was a great specialist on the destruction of his aircraft.

[Bombardier]

LONDON, Oct 21 - RIA Novosti, Irina Chumakova. US Air Force pilot was killed in an F-18 fighter crash in the UK, said the British police.

RIA Novosti http://ria.ru/world/20151021/1305758000.html#ixzz3pCxegOxD

[meriem1]

The pilot died. It’s not worth rejoicing (((

[Marconi41]

Quote: meriem1

The pilot died. It’s not worth rejoicing (((

They are enemies in war, and in peacetime they are the same as we are. Not a pilot determines the policy of the country. He is just a simple soldier. Sorry for the pilot.

[Penetrator]

Quote: Raven2705

And I do not understand the gloating of others (Ukrov for example),

And you just look down the branch - there is undisguised joy over the death of the pilot. Personally, I always believed that the enemy should be respected and, if it was necessary to fight, then win in a fair fight. And here .. When in peacetime our pilots die in a crash - then "eternal memory" and post a picture with a memorial candle, yeah; but when similar non-combat losses in the camp of a potential enemy are mockery and gloating. The Russian person seemed to be distinguished by nobility before. And now they have become scattered and crushed? Oh, people?

[Lt. Air Force stock]

Quote: Penetrator

if you have to fight, then win in a fair fight.

In a war, cheating methods do not exist, as they say, all means are good. Many people in other news say that the Americans don’t know how to fight and can fight remotely with cruise missiles or drones, but a man is not a ram to be substituted once again for the sake of some kind of stupid honesty. Following this logic, it is not necessary to fight with ISIS (it’s not fair, ISIS does not have planes), as well as purchase Toyota pickups, install guides from BM-21 on them and dissect them in the desert in search of terrorists.
A great idea for a demotivator appeared, there is a Russian soldier on his left lying a sword on his right machine gun, scratching his head and saying no machine gun cheating weapon I’m better than a sword.

[Penetrator]

Quote: Lt. air force reserve

There are no cheating methods in a war, as they say all means are good

Don't juggle. War is war and ... woe to the vanquished. What does Toyota have to do with it? (By the way, I think that spetsura from a certain northern country is very successful in the Syrian desert on similar Japanese SUVs ) We, in view of the technical advantage, have our own methods of maintaining a database, and barmaleys have their own. Including terrorist ones, against which all the power of the air forces is powerless.
I mean comparable forces - the same air battle or the "aircraft-air defense" confrontation, for example. To rejoice at other people's losses, when neither you nor your allies have anything to do with this, is unsportsmanlike (to put it mildly).
PS And then it seems that many of those present personally failed this Hornet and now perform a ritual dance on the body of the defeated enemy.

[jaguarstas]

At such a pace, either all planes will be interrupted, or whoever sneezed or publicly spat will be considered news. Should I post such trifles here?

[Albert1988]

Well, as far as I remember, this is the third case in the last few months ...
As they say, airplanes fall from everyone with whom they fly.

But our unshaven brothers (why not mention them here? :)) simply squealed with joy when we had several planes crashed in the summer, but here ...

[vovanpain]

Quote: Albert1988

Well, as far as I remember, this is the third case in the last few months ...
As they say, airplanes fall from everyone with whom they fly.

But our unshaven brothers (why not mention them here? :)) simply squealed with joy when we had several planes crashed in the summer, but here ...

And now they are in mourning.

[Andrea]

Quote: vovanpain
And now they are in mourning.

In proud mourning, nothing falls down ... yes, in fact, it doesn’t cost anything.

[Ross_ulair]

Not only our smaller brothers, but also the local liberoids fell silent.
And in the summer there was a stink from them ... Now they are silent

[Dwarfik]

It happens, and royal planes fall! Interestingly, if the plane went to residential buildings, would the pilot catapult? But in general, there were no casualties and good!

[Thronekeeper]

Something often began to fall F / A-18. It’s Swiss, then American. Not a week has passed. Or structural problems, like the F-15 a few years earlier?
There will be another disaster, two, they will suspend flights.
AB air groups then have to shake, which is good.

[Mountain shooter]

The pilot is alive and well. And military aircraft often fight. what can you do, pay for the marginal operating parameters.

[KGB WATCH YOU]

The pilot died ...

[Modernwarfire]

trifle, but nice)

sorry rot and survived ...

[almost demobil]

Quote: ModernWarfire

sorry rot and survived ...

No, brother. didn't survive.
I am always amazed at those moralists who write like: "a man died, sorry for the pilot, etc. Honestly, it is disgusting to read such comments. The enemy died, he killed many civilians and received a lot of money for this - he is a hired killer, moreover, he is an enemy of our country, at least a potential enemy. At least one must have a "feeling of deep satisfaction" or just keep silent. One enemy pilot less, one, or even more, a bomb on the head of a child is also less.
Best of all it will sound like this: "Let the enemy die today, and I tomorrow"

[Socialism 2.0]

"The corpse of the enemy always smells good." And all moralists and philanthropists - go to the forest.

[By001261]

I support + mine.

[Marconi41]

Quote: almost demobilized

The enemy died, he killed many peaceful people and received a lot of money

Simple pilot is your enemy? Are we at war with the UK? Or maybe our pilots serve in Syria without receiving a salary? What are you talking about? Why, then, criticize the head of the Pentagon, which is waiting for our losses in Syria, when we ourselves are the same.
I am a military man and the deceased pilot is not my enemy until we entered the battlefield. Then the conversation will be different.

[almost demobil]

Quote: Marconi41

Quote: almost demobilized

The enemy died, he killed many peaceful people and received a lot of money

Simple pilot is your enemy? Are we at war with the UK? Or maybe our pilots serve in Syria without receiving a salary? What are you talking about? Why, then, criticize the head of the Pentagon, which is waiting for our losses in Syria, when we ourselves are the same.
I am a military man and the deceased pilot is not my enemy until we entered the battlefield. Then the conversation will be different.

Yes, we have been at war with the Britons for more than 10 years, and thank God that it’s not open, and not only with them. Amazing you are a military man, since you are so worried about the enemy. Although, the military is not only Russian, maybe here is just that option? And here I am beads to the sword about statements in the style of achedzhakova.

[Engineer]

I don’t know what can be commented here, but + for the loss in the camp of the enemy I will put.

[clerk theophan]

On some sites they write that the pilot died .... I will not say that he is upset .....

[Sergey-72]

Everything that these Russian VKS (Air Force) wished, everything comes back like a boomerang. "God is not Afonka e // it slowly" (c), how can one not believe.

[propolsky]

Aging F-18, aging. Of course, it has not yet rained down, but there are already many accidents and catastrophes.

[kostyan77708]

I remember one of the mattresses dreamed of the crash of our planes in Syria, so get it, because if you ... dig a hole for another, you’ll get into it yourself - the old Russian saying goes !!!

[lelikas]

Quote: kostyan77708

for you ... dig a hole for another, you yourself will get into it - the old Russian proverb says !!!

Gold words ...

[Throw]

someone from the mattresses dreamed of the fall of our aircraft in Syria

Who, who .. this iguandon reptiloid ..

[Shmal_]

And I can’t be happy when the plane crashes! Aviation and fleet in any country are the elite! And the elite respect and honor! In a fair fight - of course, and so - an unfortunate event.

[clerk theophan]

I don’t understand the pink snot in the style of “the pilot is alive and well”, “the main thing is no victims” ....
This is an American pilot, and he is primarily an ENEMY !! And then a man, husband, son, grandson ...
And the more the enemy dies, the calmer I am ..
Personally, I will only worry about mine. And even if these drown all the aircraft carrier at once, I don’t even hiccup ..
And now you can minus ...)))

[almost demobil]

Quote: clerk theophan

Personally, I will only worry about mine. And these, even if they will be drowned by the entire aircraft carrier at once, I will not even hiccup.

I applaud !!!

[Armored optimist]

There is such a ___ b - it runs, jumps, flies, swims, and can even dive. But everything does shitty - the duck is called. The price of versatility.

[Baloo]

Naglosaksa drink more than Russian. Have you taken blood for alcohol? From a hangover or smoked weed? Losses in the camp of the main occupier in the world are always encouraging.

[meriem1]

Quote: meriem1

The pilot died. It’s not worth rejoicing (((

http://ria.ru/world/20151021/1305758000.html
https://russian.rt.com/article/125071

[iliitchitch]

Quote: Dwarfik

It happens, and royal planes fall! Interestingly, if the plane went to residential buildings, would the pilot catapult? But in general, there were no casualties and good!

In the 70s, a man (senior lieutenant) sat on a MIG-25 ON GAS! The elevator refused. It happened in Siberia. He was told from the "tower": "Take him into the taiga and lean back." No, I refused. And I planted the technique. Engineers dismantled the screws, found out the reason, no longer fell. The strip at the civilian airfield was cleared for him when he was landing. All flights on the second round went. I am proud of our pilots.

[Silman1985]

Mathematics in the form of -1 -2 I think is not appropriate here, the pilot died, it is regrettable. Technology is technology, and human life is more expensive.

[Baloo]

Pilot of a probable enemy country, enemy pilot. I am not happy, but I do not grieve.
If we take into account the pilots of the world-city gopnik who died from the bombing, the first association is about justice in crime and punishment.

[gomer]

They write that there are about a thousand pieces. And how many of them are worth the joke?

[rubidium]

no need to be malicious and joyful. It does not do you honor. Why are you happy? Did you bring him down? That's when you knock yourself down, then rejoice.
You might think this does not happen with us. The main thing is to shove such news in the face to those who think that "this is the only thing we can have." Let them see that the vaunted American planes fall only in this way. By the way, there were a lot of them in 2015. They probably go for a record.

[BABAY22]

Quote: rubidiy

It does not do you honor. Why are you happy?

And here we have not a sandbox of a kindergarten and not a club of tolerasts.
Does the US consider us an adversary? Yes, it does. And second after Ebola.
Well, there’s no reason to accuse us of grinning sarcastically when their military equipment fights.

[gladysheff2010]

The fact that the plane of the potential enemy crashed, so I'm not upset, rather glad. But the death of the pilot is a bitter pill !

[win]

The US Air Force F-18 Hornet single fighter crashed in eastern Britain in the county of Suffolk. The incident occurred five miles from the British Air Force Base, Lakenheath, where American aircraft are also based.

According to The Telegraph, the plane was returning to the United States after completing combat missions in the Middle East. The aircraft followed in a group of six aircraft and was supposed to meet with a tanker at the Lakenheath base, but this did not happen:

for unknown reasons, the fighter crashed five miles from the base. The rest of the American aircraft returned to the base for security reasons.

[iliitchitch]

Quote: gomer

They write that there are about a thousand pieces. And how many of them are worth the joke?

They don’t have so much F-18x. It is not known exactly, but there are 500 pieces in stock. To put it mildly, not a very successful car. But the F-4 (Phantoms) is full of conservation, and other stuff is full, such as the A-10 attack aircraft. We are upset to shoot down. It’s easier to spread the tank farms.
We also ride on trolleybuses, but where are these without cars? What is the weakness? They won’t get to the cab.

[andron72]

Amer fleet is aging, and deletants flyers

[win]

The crashed plane belonged to one of the oldest and most respected units of the American Marines - the vessel is marked with numbers, codes and symbols of the 232 Red Devils Squadron of the US Marine Corps.
Like any machine that has been involved in hostilities for many years, the F-18 fighter-bomber has a rich history of accidents and combat losses.
During the operation of the F-18 with the participation of this machine, at least 20 accidents occurred, some of which led to the death of pilots.
The former commander of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of Russia, retired Lieutenant General, Hero of Russia Valery Gorbenko believes that in this incident with the F-18 combat aircraft, it is impossible to draw a conclusion about the state of the US naval aviation as a whole. “This is an isolated case, unfortunately, such incidents happen in military aircraft of any state, no one is safe from them. It all depends on the situation that accompanied the death of the aircraft and its pilot.

Most likely, either a hardware failure or a crew error occurred.
According to him, the total percentage of accidents involving American Hornets is small. “The machine has been in operation since 1983, and for such a period, more than 10 dead machines are a small fraction. It is also necessary to analyze what wear and tear of the crashed aircraft was and how they were exploited, ”Gorbenko said.

[BABAY22]

Quote: Siegen

During the operation of the F-18 with the participation of this machine, at least 20 accidents occurred, some of which led to the death of pilots

Dear, if you have decided to unsubscribe on a specialized Russian military portal, then do not write at least complete rubbish!
In aviation with one side 20 cannot happen !!!! disasters.

accident - an accident that resulted in the death of at least one person within thirty days of the accident.

accident - an event related to the flight operation of an aircraft that caused the death (bodily injury or death) of any person on board the aircraft and (or) loss of the aircraft.

And it’s better to write in the book of condolences to the North American United States Marine Corps so beloved by you.

[win]

In aviation with one side 20 cannot happen !!!! disasters

It’s not about a specific board, but about the F-18

[BABAY22]

Quote: Siegen

at least 20 accidents occurred, some of which led to the death of pilots

This does not change the essence of the matter.

[win]

And it’s better to write in the book of condolences to the North American United States Marine Corps so beloved by you

On other branches of this military portal, they write about the advantages and disadvantages of weapons of any country. And without sarcasm ...

[BABAY22]

It depends on how you write.

[RRR]

I read the pros and cons of the fact that the pilot survived and I will tell you my opinion:

- Every worthy enemy must be respected.

Otherwise, "shapkozakidatelstvo" or panic fear of the enemy is born. Both are bad.
Maybe there was a technical or command error, like in Catch-22 by Heller Joseph:

- Colonel Cathcart was a man of courage and without the slightest hesitation he volunteered to send his people to bombard any targets. Not a single object was too dangerous for his regiment, just as Appleby was able to handle any punch in table tennis. Appleby was a good pilot, and he played table tennis like a god ...

[HAM]

I’m not vindictive. But sometimes I’m angry, and my memory is good, I don’t care to croak about "falling planes", everything returns to the chatterbox a hundredfold, but seriously, technology is technology and a man is not iron.

[Kibl]

Doletalsi dove sit !!!

[Bastion]

Of course malice is not appropriate here, but when I read the headline for some reason I smiled !!!