Missile falls off chopper in Killeen

[WoodysGirl]

Associated Press

Published 09:54 a.m., Wednesday, May 16, 2012

KILLEEN - About 100 Central Texas homes had to be evacuated when a 6-foot inactive training missile accidentally fell from a military helicopter.

Killeen police spokesman Carroll Smith said Wednesday that nobody was hurt and Fort Hood has taken over the investigation.

Smith says a witness saw something fall from a military helicopter around 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Missile-falls-off-chopper-in-Killeen-3562606.php

 

[Afigueroa22]

Yeah right.
The pilot had his ipod on and accidently released it, it did not just fall off.

 

[Doomsday101]

I hate it when I accidently drop my missiles. :laugh2:

On the bright side by the time they cut the military budget we will not have any missles to drop, let alone choppers to drop them from.

:laugh2:

 

[Yeagermeister]

Hey what does this button do?

OOOOOOPS :laugh1:

 

[WoodysGirl]

Hey what does this button do?

OOOOOOPS :laugh1:

The visual of this made me literally lol.

 

[Yeagermeister]

The visual of this made me literally lol.

My work here is done....Thank you

 

[MonsterD]

Need to stop buying cheap missiles from N. Korea.

 

[Doomsday101]

Need to stop buying cheap missiles from N. Korea.

That is all we can afford. Soon we will be rowing our ships into battle. :laugh2:

 

[Wimbo]

Reminds me of the movie, "1941".

 

[joseephuss]

My first thought when I read the thread title was "Why were they transporting a missile on a motorcycle?"