F-16 Collides Mid-Air With Small Plane Killing Two

[Abyssal Echo]

A small plane has collided in mid-air with a F-16 fighter jet over over South Carolina, killing two people and sending debris into a mobile home park.

www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33429919

[SethfromMI]

I was more interested in the Russian jets we had to intercept on the 4th of July near Alaska and one was near California

edit: always very sad when someone dies this way :(

[Abyssal Echo]

I was more interested in the Russian jets we had to intercept on the 4th of July near Alaska and one was near California
Here ya go Seth
www.businessinsider.com/russian-bombers-intercepted-off-us-coast-2015-7

[SethfromMI]

Here ya go Seth
www.businessinsider.com/russian-bombers-intercepted-off-us-coast-2015-7

it is just spooky how close they got

[Abyssal Echo]

it is just spooky how close they got

Yes it is.
Another scary thing is that Obama is reducing the size of our military.
www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33437533

[SethfromMI]

Yes it is.
Another scary thing is that Obama is reducing the size of our military.
www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33437533

gee that is very eerie. it would open the door for Obama;s army (but I will not try to get too off track so the thread does not get closed)

sad for those who died in the plane crash, that is for sure :(

[DriveAlive]

gee that is very eerie. it would open the door for Obama;s army (but I will not try to get too off track so the thread does not get closed)

sad for those who died in the plane crash, that is for sure :(
Youre gonna have to start a new thread to talk about this. You cant just say something like that and then leave us all hanging.

[thatcountrykid]

it is just spooky how close they got

We intercept their bombers and planes all the time. The only special thing there is it was the fourth

[SethfromMI]

We intercept their bombers and planes all the time. The only special thing there is it was the fourth

so it makes it less spooky? we should clap and cheer for the Russian bombers?

[Plane And Simple]

Guys, on topic please.

[thatcountrykid]

so it makes it less spooky? we should clap and cheer for the Russian bombers?

Not what I'm saying at all I just sayings this is the real world. It happens all the time. They keep testing us. This isn't anything incredibly new

[SethfromMI]

Not what I'm saying at all I just sayings this is the real world. It happens all the time. They keep testing us. This isn't anything incredibly new

and no you are absolutely right there. still, with everything going on and things moving in the direction it is, one should have some concern. that's all I'm saying. has it happened before yes. should we have some concern? I'm not saying live your life in fear, but it should raise some level of concern even if it happens all the time