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Fails to release during exercise. Date published: 11/16/2007
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - The Navy says the practice bomb that accidentally dropped from a fighter jet last month over Virginia Beach had failed to release during a training mission unbeknownst to the pilot. The 10-pound dummy bomb dislodged when the pilot lowered the landing gear as it approached Oceana Naval Air Station October 30th. No one was injured, and a warehouse that was hit by the falling bomb received only minor damage. The jet was one of two F/A-18 Hornets returning from a training mission at the Navy's bombing range in Dare County, North Carolina. The jet released what was believed to have been eight BDU-48 practice bombs on a designated target. The Navy says the spotter reported eight impacts, so the pilot had no idea one had failed to release. Oceana has suspended the use of the BDU-48 training bomb until an investigation into the incident is complete, which is expected to take until mid-December.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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