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20. Apt houses at around 900 Birdneck rd. No bodies found yet, but I can't imagine that there won't

Reply to atreides1 (Reply #11)

Fri Apr 6, 2012, 01:44 PM

Apr 2012

be any casualties.
One whole set of apts has burned to the ground, another is still on fire. One pilot ejected at last moment, and landed in apt complex

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Navy jet crashes into Virginia neighborhood; homes ablaze [View all] Horse with no Name Apr 2012 OP

Something must have been seriously wrong for those pilots obxhead Apr 2012 #1

It's possible atreides1 Apr 2012 #3

Another thread stated it was thought the pilots had ejected (please, God) -- gateley Apr 2012 #6

The Pentagon just said to expect casualties but won't confirm anything. Horse with no Name Apr 2012 #8

CNN is having live coverage. Wow. So sad. nt gateley Apr 2012 #15

they already would have been at a pretty low altitude Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #12

Screen shot. Not good... onehandle Apr 2012 #2

Looks like base housing? atreides1 Apr 2012 #4

no, those are regular townhouses Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #9

holy damn i know where that is... Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #5

Where? atreides1 Apr 2012 #11

pinpointed here Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #16

Apt houses at around 900 Birdneck rd. No bodies found yet, but I can't imagine that there won't Nay Apr 2012 #20

This looks really bad...I can only hope a lot of people were at work Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #22

One fighter jet. colorado_ufo Apr 2012 #29

Pentagon won't confirm anything yet. Horse with no Name Apr 2012 #7

photo Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #10

This pic Gin Apr 2012 #23

If only we could have seen a photo of similar wreckage outside the Pentagon! FiveGoodMen Apr 2012 #26

Yes, vrp Apr 2012 #28

My first thought as well. colorado_ufo Apr 2012 #30

Completely irrelevant to this thread. MineralMan Apr 2012 #35

Tough FiveGoodMen Apr 2012 #37

No, irrelevant. MineralMan Apr 2012 #40

My sister's friend lives in one of those apartment complexes. Dr_Scholl Apr 2012 #13

The pilots ejected. progressoid Apr 2012 #14

Damn, no cable here longship Apr 2012 #17

good Twitter pics on this page: kep scrolling down. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #34

CNN has more information. CottonBear Apr 2012 #18

"The dumping of jet fuel was "one of the indications that there was a mechanical malfunction" tawadi Apr 2012 #39

this witness/resident says Navy jets have been doing stupidly daring manuevers lately wordpix Apr 2012 #42

aircraft info Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #19

One of the residents may have been accounted for so far. She may have lost her cats. onehandle Apr 2012 #21

Link to video-only stream of crash site KeepItReal Apr 2012 #24

I don't have TV, but I do have SheilaT Apr 2012 #25

Link to local paper appleannie1 Apr 2012 #27

Just reported on MSNBC - four casualties, no fatalities. bluedigger Apr 2012 #31

Hopefully most of the people were at work or out shopping for the coming holiday. krispos42 Apr 2012 #38

Livestream hauweg Apr 2012 #32

McCain out for a spin again? izquierdista Apr 2012 #33

You're a horrible man. Codeine Apr 2012 #36

Officials: All accounted for in Navy jet crash Cal Carpenter Apr 2012 #41

wow! nt ecstatic Apr 2012 #43