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US: F-16 fighter launches a dummy bomb by mistake on a building

Washington, USA - Damaged an apartment complex without provoking victims

A US Air National Guard F-16 fighter jet has accidentally bombed an apartment complex in the mid-American city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The incident has significantly damaged the building without provoking victims. The military airplane was carrying out a training flight on a field in Kansas. According to Oklahoma Air National Guard, the non-explosive 22 pounds BDU-33 bomb was equipped with an inert...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1087137
Rome, Italy, 03/17/2008 12:49
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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