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Live missile found at Lakeland airport

提交時間：5個月之前

A live, unarmed French missile was found at the Lakeland Linder International Airport, requiring evacuation and an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team to secure it. (www.tampabay.com) 更多...

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Michael Enderle 5個月之前 12

I was a firefighter in New Mexico for a bit and somebody made an issue about this WWI artillery shell that hadn't been properly deactivated. Few guys came up from Kirkland with some C4 and we hauled this antique out to the woods and blew it up. Good day.

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Michael Enderle 5個月之前 2

In a museum, I meant to say.

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El Kabong 5個月之前 6

Interesting how the article glossed over how the missile arrived there in the first place.

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Kairho Carroll 5個月之前 4

There's a more complete article at https://theaviationist.com/2020/08/20/live-french-matra-super-530-air-to-air-missile-discovered-at-lakeland-linder-international-airport/

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F A 5個月之前 2

On the container it says “Royal Jordanian Air Force”...maybe someone bought it?

These things do find their way into the civilian word on occasion.

https://www.newsweek.com/machine-guns-assault-rifles-air-air-missile-seized-neo-nazi-group-italy-1449239

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Jim Ward 5個月之前 11

Got mine on ebay. Keep it in my basement
Just in case.

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Dave Mathes 4個月之前 3

Did yours come with the case?

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belzybob 5個月之前 5

Looks like a Matra Super 530 air to air, came into service in 1979

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Iain Robertson 5個月之前 2

It does indeed.

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Ryan White 5個月之前 3

Having worked with aa middles and 200lbs bombs. I am much more concerned about the lox I have to work with.

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Iain Maciver 5個月之前 3

I know it is a A2A missile, but the thought of it or surface to air being in the wrong hands around/near airports is disturbing. One step up from lasers around airports...

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Dave Franson 5個月之前 5

Wow. There's a hazardous situation right there. Only one person wearing a mask.

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David Seider 5個月之前 1

LOL!!!

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Jack Metcalf 5個月之前 5

I'm actually surprised everyone doesn't have French weapons considering how quickly they drop them.

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Goneracin 5個月之前 3

Never been fired, only dropped once!

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Ron Gravitt 5個月之前 2

Too funny

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Damien ENGEMANN 4個月之前 1

You are still alive because we didn't estimate you're valuable enough to meet one of those.

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Jack Metcalf 4個月之前 1

Did your estimates also include not using weapons to defend your own land?

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WhiteKnight77 5個月之前 2

The question now is, how did it end up in a civilian's hands overseas? If it is Jordanian, how did they let someone walk off with it? At least someone was aware enough to realize that it was a live munition. This company sounds like ATAC and Flight International at PHF.

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Jack Metcalf 5個月之前 2

Unused French weapons litter the internet.

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bbabis 5個月之前 3

I hope there isn’t an armed but dead missile somewhere else that we may need to work.

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Paula Thompson 5個月之前 3

So, why was it there?

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ADXbear 5個月之前 3

Didnt know the French had live bombs.. lol..

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Iain Robertson 5個月之前 2

France is one of the five "Nuclear Weapons States" under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Presently, France has 280 usable nuclear warheads.

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David Seider 5個月之前 2

So? What does that have to do with a warhead-less air-to-air missile?

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armonica 5個月之前 2

I hope they're not going to just disassemble and put components in water so to speak. Hopefully someone will get to it at a target. Maybe a Somali pirate boat? LOL

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Christian von Delius 4個月之前 1

I came home the other day and had some Amazon packages on the front porch and also a huge green missile shipping container. No idea where it came from.
I am sure that is what happened to Draken, too, hence the mystery.
They may want to review their receiving department.

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Dave Mathes 4個月之前 2

...you got a case with yours too??!...

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Christian von Delius 4個月之前 1

Sadly, no warhead, either...must be backordered.

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a1brainiac 5個月之前 1

I thought there were security changes made after 9/11...guess not

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Gene McAvoy 5個月之前 1

Drek

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Iain Robertson 5個月之前 1

France is one of the five "Nuclear Weapons States" under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Presently, France has 280 usable nuclear warheads.

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David Seider 5個月之前 2

And your point is... what?

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Damien ENGEMANN 4個月之前 1

That's probably a comment for the dickheads saying we drop weapons without arming them.

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Damien ENGEMANN 4個月之前 0

You know, the French surrendering monkeys...

Actually, there are more chances that the things who wrote these comments are monkeys rather than soldiers.

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matt jensen 5個月之前 1

live, but unarmed? MSM sensationalism.
We treated all weapons as armed, until they are not.

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jptq63 5個月之前 0

Know the Hurricane Hunters are based there, so wonder what, if any, impact to them....

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William L. Pickett Jr. 5個月之前 3

Not the Air Force Hurricane Hunters. Only the NOAA Hurricane Hunter fleet is based out of that airport.

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matt jensen 5個月之前 1

The hurricane hunters were based at Kessler AFB in Biloxi

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Derek Vaughn 5個月之前 1

This is correct based at Keesler AFB.

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jptq63 5個月之前 0

Classmate is flying for them out of Lakeland -- https://www.facebook.com/NOAAHurricaneHunters/ -- as reference. Moved there are few years ago. No word from him if this bugged them or not, just a surprise not likely expected and it is that time of year....

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Greg S 5個月之前 36

Every time I think you can't possibly say anything stupider you prove me wrong. There is not a molecule of evidence for anything you wrote. You are really are hopeless.

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30west 5個月之前 15

Time for FA to pull the yellow and black handles on his cockpit seat. That trash doesn't belong on this website.

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Chris Muncy 5個月之前 16

I really can't believe he isn't banned yet....

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F A 5個月之前 4

Maybe he’s tenured??

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Elaine Welzel 5個月之前 2

Who are you guys talking about?...

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strickerje 5個月之前 5

The post above Greg S which is automatically hidden due to more than 10 downvotes - there should be a link to show it if you so desire, but it isn't worth it. :)

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Elaine Welzel 5個月之前 3

Thank you! I saw it later...

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pjshield 5個月之前 41

Bringing politics to this website is a dickhead idea. Thank you

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Bernie20910 5個月之前 10

This is why you shouldn't do drugs, kids.

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Ed Maxwell 5個月之前 9

You need to put a sock in it!!
This isn’t about politics, and if it was, your ignorance would be showing even more.

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DAVID MCKIE 5個月之前 16

Speech is free, even for Idiots!!

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joel wiley 5個月之前 12

Well, he again demonstrated that some free speech is overpriced.

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Geoff Rowe 5個月之前 5

Something about free becomes too expensive after a while.

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Alexandr Molyavko 5個月之前 2

It seems that for a so called "free" speech, someone always has to foot the bill...

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silverio califano 5個月之前 8

As Bugs Bunny would say to you, "What a maroon!"

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Dave Mathes 4個月之前 1

....wtf are you babbling about...shouldn't you be on Qanon or something??...

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