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B1 bomber crashes in Qatar
B1 bomber crashs in Qatar?
Anyone else hear anything about this?
Update on the plane that crashed
The B-1 Lancer that crashed in Qatar costs approximately US$283.1 million. It is an American supersonic strategic bomber and there are only 67 66 currently active.
Update via Al Jazeera:
A US military aircraft has crash landed at the al-Udeid military base in Qatar.
The B1 bomber reportedly suffered technical difficulties and exploded as it attempted to land at the base about 35km from the capital Doha late on Friday.
There was no immediate information about casualties from the incident.The B1 Lancer is a supersonic, long-range bomber which carries a crew of four people.
Last month, a B-1 bomber slid off the runway at Anderson Air Force base on Guam, crashing into a group of emergency vehicles. The military reported that there were no injuries and no fatalities as a result of the accident.
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DaRuDe said
yea ...just heard a cat crashing in trash bin from first floor
but its alright doing fine.
didnt hear about B1.
mx1o0o said
I saw the news on Jazeera ...But they didnt mention anything about it yet
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nadt said
lol Darude.glad cat is ...lol Darude.glad cat is fine...
PM said
Yes, CNN has it as breaking news ...US Military B-! bomber crashed upon landing.
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
scmasse said
Yes it happened. Details ...Yes it happened. Details are still coming in...it's on al-jazeera right now.
PM said
At Al-Udeid ...A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
scmasse said
I'm not optimistic, let's ...I'm not optimistic, let's just say I was close enough to feel the concussion from at least 5 of the bombs it was carrying go off....
PM said
Oh, sorry to hear that scmasse ...A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
Scarlett said
You know..I heard something this evening.. ...when i had the dogs out at the lagoon beach...thought it was fireworks...and wondered why they were setting those off...was loud enough to startle the dogs...
certainly hope there are no casualties...bless those that were on the plane and on the ground...
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
Alexa said
Well, if the bomber was ...Well, if the bomber was on or returned from a mission, they wouldn't have had bombs in the plane upon landing.This is what I am told by a military person.
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom : the music is nothing, if the audience is deaf.
Walter Lippmann
Scarlett said
I agree Alexa... ...would be empty...but there are fuel tanks..with LOTS of fuel in them...
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
scmasse said
They fly live ammunition ...They fly live ammunition training missions routinely...
cyrus7476 said
Its good as far as its a joke. ...I truely wish its just an usual hoax in Doha. I hope the peace in this part of the world is spared. I wonder what were its intentions?
PM said
Cyrus, there is an airbase here ...there are no intentions against Qatar but they fly missions into Iraq. It would have been an accident upon return.
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
Alexa said
Cyrus...perhaps ...Cyrus...perhaps ...LANDING ....
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom : the music is nothing, if the audience is deaf.
Walter Lippmann
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scmasse said
I'll tell you for sure there ...I'll tell you for sure there were bombs on board....The concussions were all 3-5 minutes apart, shook the buildings to the core. That would be consistent with bombs blowing from extreme heat....probably was not a pretty sight.
Scarlett said
scmasse...could it have also been the ...fuel tanks?? I heard those explosions...that's what I thought was fireworks going off..
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
scmasse said
True enough, wonder how much ...True enough, wonder how much info will actually be released.
cyrus7476 said
thanks PM and ALEXA ...thanks PM and ALEXA
Scarlett said
probably most of it... ...its not like it was an attack or anything. Shouldn't be too much held back. Hopefully the initial reports are right that no one was hurt...
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
PM said
Al hamdulillah Qatar has been a safe haven ...in a volatile region. I always pray it stays this way and that peace and understanding can spread out from the example we set here, insha'Allah.
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
Alexa said
Reminds me of planes ...Reminds me of planes falling out of the sky when they have Air Shows in Germany...it's always technical difficulties. Sad that people get hurt .
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom : the music is nothing, if the audience is deaf.
Walter Lippmann
cyrus7476 said
A little worried coz some ...A little worried coz some months back there was news about a bomb being found in the fields away from Doha and also rumours about Mr Bush saying that he wants to bomb Al jazeera TV station. So all this means something, right. All cant be accidents.......???
Alexa said
OMG...Just what I was ...OMG...Just what I was waiting for.....man...some people just can't help themselves....am very much on the verge of getting VERY angry....
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom : the music is nothing, if the audience is deaf.
Walter Lippmann
Scarlett said
cyrus... ...the Bush comment is total fabrication...and the bomb was a misfire from the base...the US base...and planes have landing issues all the time..don't worry...
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
idris omer said
Hope no one got hurt ...So many things happen and they go un-noticed and reported in middle east, however the concern of the accident among QL' i really apprecite that, lets hope no one has hurt severly in that accident.
PM said
No Cyrus ...please don't worry. Bush is an idiot but not bad enough to bomb Al-Jazeera and besides that was a stupid misinterpreted off-hand remark made some time ago (years in fact). I did not hear about a momb found but have been here for 9 years. We had 2 incidents: 1 was a hit on a Chechnyan exile in the form of a car bomb about 4-5 years ago and the other was a wacko who car-bombed the Doha Players theater about 3 years ago. These appear to be isolated and the result was that they brought people together -- Arab & non-Arab, Muslim and non-Muslim -- to fight extremism.
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
Scarlett said
hiya idris... ...welcome to Doha...and yes, accidents happen and hopefully no one got hurt in this one
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
Scarlett said
PM...the bomb Cyrus was speaking about was ...last summer...remember, the accidental misfire....in late June if I remember correctly..
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
cyrus7476 said
Not worried but I still ...Not worried but I still cross my fingers.....
idris omer said
its easy to blame ...thank you scarlet,,, its not a big task to blame an accident in all perspectives, but has any one thought of any prevation,, can any one high light prevention mesaures required please.........
Alexa said
For what cyrus? That the ...For what cyrus? That the bomber was not attacking Qatar on somebodies orders???
Try to get real...PLEASE!
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom : the music is nothing, if the audience is deaf.
Walter Lippmann
Alexa said
Idris..prevention measures ...Idris..prevention measures for the crew on board to not have technical difficulties?
I think you should ask the Airforce for a manual in that case.
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom : the music is nothing, if the audience is deaf.
Walter Lippmann
cyrus7476 said
Hey Im sorry if I offended ...Hey Im sorry if I offended you. I was just expressing my thoughts
Alexa said
So was I. It ...So was I.
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom : the music is nothing, if the audience is deaf.
Walter Lippmann
scmasse said
Oh boy, here we go... ...Oh boy, here we go...
PM said
Oh, I think I was out of here by then Scarlett ...Shows you how unimportant that event was
although I hope no one was hurt....
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
PM said
Not to worry Cyrus ...Are you new to Qatar? Where are you coming from?
Hope you will like it
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
idris omer said
no i was talking about ...no i was talking about preventive measures not to happen such accident in this peaceful land, please ignore my concern if it isnt of any need to be discussed
scmasse said
UPDATE! Caught fire ...UPDATE!
Caught fire upon landing, all crew got out safely...no casualties.
Alexa said
These accidents happen ...These accidents happen in all lands, even the peaceful ones. And yes, it would be good if they could be prevented.These planes have very sophisticated technology and glitches do happen.
I am sure they did not plan for this to happen particulary in Qatar, most defo not at all.
It was an accident!!!!
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom : the music is nothing, if the audience is deaf.
Walter Lippmann
Alexa said
Good. It ...Good.
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom : the music is nothing, if the audience is deaf.
Walter Lippmann
Scarlett said
ahh idris... ...like most things, this was, I'm sure, just one of those technical accidents..rather like a jet liner that gets crosswise in a wind shear...some things can't be helped. In those, the fuel tanks have the capacity to explode also, and have on many occasions, unfortunately..Qatar is a very peaceful land and I'm sure, will continue to be.
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
cyrus7476 said
Yes. In Doha since a year. ...Yes. In Doha since a year. I hail from Bombay/India . Iranian though.
Scarlett said
PM...yup..thought so... ...it was kinda one of those "oops" moments...bad coordinates, but had the grace to fall in an unoccupied field...could certainly have been much worse... luckily, it wasn't
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
idris omer said
SCARLETT NO DOUBT ITS AN ACCIDENT ...AM A SECURITY PROFESSIONAL,,,,,,,,,, ALWAYS THINK AND PLAN PREVENTION,
Alexa said
Well idris...if you are ...Well idris...if you are a security professional, I am sure you have better answers than we would,non?
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom : the music is nothing, if the audience is deaf.
Walter Lippmann
Scarlett said
ohh idris...then please... ...forgive me...and yes...always think and plan prevention...speaking of which...I wish they would paint the steps in most places with that yellow stripe so that you can notice that there is a level difference...OSHA back home makes everyone do that in businesses...I'm gonna fall and break my neck one of these days because all the marble can be a bit deceiving at times..oops sorry...hijacked this ...but the thought crossed my mind..
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
PM said
Everyone survived ...al hamdulillah. Just a technical problem.
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
idris omer said
come on guys,,, ...i was just putting forth my comments, about security and precautions thats all,,, relaxx. alexa am too young at QL to advise u guysss
Alexa said
Knowledge is ...Knowledge is power..if you know things we don't ..we are happy to take your advice.
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom : the music is nothing, if the audience is deaf.
Walter Lippmann
PM said
Iranian from India, Cyrus? ...Isn't the world a great place when we can enjoy all the cultural differences?
Today I spent the day with 3 friends: one from Sudan, one from the Philippines, one from France and me (an American).
I just LOVE Doha
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
scmasse said
I knew there were ...I knew there were bombs!
A State Department official says the B-1 bomber caught fire at the end of a runway and some of its munitions exploded, reports CBS News State Department reporter Charles Wolfson The crew was not hurt.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/04/world/main3994571.shtml
idris omer said
Thank you alexa ...Should there be any need to exchange knowledge surely i would love to see k and share,
thanks for welcoming and reviewing my postings.
rgds\idris
PM said
No problem Idris ...It's nice to meet you here. Are you also new to Qatar?
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
idris omer said
PM thanks for your reply ...Yes PM am new and bored, hope u figured it out by reading my postings above,, thanks for inquiring about me, nice to meet you too.
Rgds
Idris
PM said
Glad bout the crew, scmasse ...Just saw that report.
Currently am watching the reports on MLK day in the US. I grew up during the Civil Rights era in the US and it was such a time of great hope and progress. Am hoping we can return to that after the next elections.
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
scmasse said
Yes PM, I do as ...Yes PM, I do as well....gObama:)
cyrus7476 said
Trust me... thts the reason ...Trust me... thts the reason i joined Qatar Living. Its really off that Cultural stuff...
Ne ways was nice sharing experiences. Take care
force1 said
WRONG INFORMATION its a ...WRONG INFORMATION its a B52...i think when you got the info they were not sure...now news websites have updates it to B52 Bomber...thank god it didn;t happen anywhere in the City and no casualties so far.
PM said
Well, Idris, you caught up with us nightowls! ...LOL!
But welcome and hope you will have a good time here and enjoy QL.
Where are you coming from? I've been here in Doha for 9 years so if you have any questions just post them. Lots of people here are very helpful
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
idris omer said
night owls? ...i was all my life anight owl, but at Doha begining work from 6:30 am, not able to adjust to this new timings...
I come from Hyderabad India, and working for Kahramaa..
sure il post my concerns to seek your help and advice.
rgds
idris
PM said
scmasse ...My family is fired up with these elections like never before! I'll never forget the night I saw Teddy Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy and Patrick Kennedy endorse Obama. I got goosebumps and tears feeling that hope that has been missing for so long. Insha'Allah it will be the beginning of a new era.
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
PM said
Idris ...I am lucky enough to be the one faculty that likes to teach evening classes! LOL! It's hard for me to get up before 11:00 AM
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
scmasse said
Force1, actually it was ...Force1, actually it was INITIALLY reported as a B-52 by Al-Jazeera and then updated once the info came out, it was, in fact, a B1.
B-52's are all but retired and do not fly out of here.
idris omer said
PM the blessed one ...i was one like you till i took this new position in Doha at Kahramaa
PM said
Yes, I am fortunate my schedule is in tune with my body clock ...I know I am blessed -- and so are my students since they don't have to deal with me early in the morning!
Anyway, hope you'll adjust.
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
PM said
B-52s??? ...Do they even still fly those?
I always did like their music (the B-52s)
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
manditojr said
not sure ...so what happened, did i misss something. i was gonna go into work, but changed my mind. Any bad news to be aware of?other than the aircraft
PM said
No, manditojr ...all is well, insha'Allah -- hope you are not staying away from work because of this accident....
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
idris omer said
nooooooooo hope there isnt any bad news ...still feeling bad of what and how it happened, and what were the casualties,, manditojr, there a good news most of the QL'ers has welcomed me to post my comments here, its a good news for me.
and thanks to all
rgds
idris
whoami said
Hopefully there'll be ...Hopefully there'll be updates to this.
On a side note, the news was posted by 'Thatguy' on ILQ the moment it happened :P
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PM said
Oh you show-off whoami! ...BTW, great to meet you and your friend -- if only I were 20 years younger!
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
whoami said
It was ILQ's first WORLD ...It was ILQ's first WORLD exclusive! Its a proud moment (from a news point of view of course).
Thanks for your kind words ^_^ Everyone was very nice!
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PM said
Are you saying it was on ILQ BEFORE ...the news got hold of it? Wow! I'm impressed, Mr. Top Gun!
A life unexamined is not worth living -- Socrates
Weasel said
Initial reports of a crash ...Initial reports of a crash landing were inaccurate. Apparently the plane caught fire after landing. All crew on board were evacuated without any casualties.
http://edition.cnn.c...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrBZj4z2BrI
I guess it's no more Thursday night partying for the Yanks at the base. LOL!
Majnoon Ajnabi said
I heard... ...from a taxi driver that was molesting me that it was really a UFO and it was down by a Patriot missile.
Scarlett.... paint marble !!!! yikes, that yellow line is for people from Texas only as reminder of the line scatched in the ground at the Alamo where a bunch of gringos convinced a bunch of Mexicans to die so that hey could grab all the land for the US.
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dragonfly212 said
when this ...when this happened??
Everybody is right Everybody is wrong, it depend where we stand.
thexonic said
let them crash, just let ...let them crash, just let the pilots live. Destroy all the weapons.
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even to the hand that crushes it.
Scarlett said
majnoon... ...and the stripe is to let people, especially those that have eyesight problems, of the varying depth of the ground variations upon which they are walking. I've seen some very bad falls due to this and its easily fixed. Another option would be to put those sanded strips on the edge of the step...I'm sure you know how slippery the marble gets when it has a very fine layer of sand on it... plus, it makes the step much more visible.
on the Texas issue..the line was put in the sand at the Alamo to show how many men would face almost certain death to be free from Mexico's rule. Nothing like a 189 Texans up against around 6000 Mexican soldiers. Santa Anna was a very unfair and cruel dictator.
Majnoon..certainly hope you were being a bit funny sarcastic...you know how us Texans feel about our freedoms and Texas independence. The Alamo is a symbol of courage in the face of overwhelming odds. Farmers and ranchers who were NOT soldiers originally, who gave their lives, are still honored as defenders of freedom.
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
Majnoon Ajnabi said
exactly... ...which is why it is so much fun.
But.... I still have never figured out how anyone considers the guys from Tenn, NC etc. and parts unknown as Texans. Methinks they were a little less caring about independence than the locals.
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shaheen said
source:: gulf times ...source: gulf times
A B1 bomber in air over Wyoming, Us
A B-1 BOMBER belonging to tForce caught he US Air fire last night at the Al Udeid Air Base, 35km south of Doha.
A spokesperson for the US Air Force Central Public Affairs Office, South West Asia, said: “The US Air Force B-1, while taxiing after landing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, was involved in a ground incident and caught fire at 21.10 local time on April 4.
“The crew evacuated the aircraft and is safe. The fire was contained. A board of inquiry has been appointed and will investigate the incident.”
At the time of going to print, officials in Qatar were not confirming the incident and the Air Force Public Affairs Office was looking into local reports that a number of explosions had been clearly heard in parts of Doha at the time the B-1 caught fire.
An earlier report from Al Jazeera English said the B-1 had crashed.
Reuters also reported the incident citing a US Defence official as saying: “A B-1 crashed. We are investigating. We don’t know how many people were on board or what mission the bomber was conducting.”
Meanwhile, AFP said another official, who was travelling with Defence Secretary Robert Gates in Oman, had denied that the bomber had crashed, claiming there was “an explosion aboard a B-1 bomber on the ground”.
However, this failed to explain local accounts in and around the surrounding area of the base.
One source told Gulf Times: “I heard repeated loud explosions and the ground beneath my feet was shaking. When I ran out of my accommodation to see what was going on, I could see smoke billowing into the sky.”
Another source said: “I was at home when I heard a deep rumble like thunder. A few seconds later I heard it again, and then one more time. When I went outside I could not see anything, but I did hear a number of emergency sirens. I assumed there had been some kind of major accident on the roads.”
Although there was no comment from the authorities, the roads leading to the air base were closed to traffic, indicating an incident of some sort had occurred. Ambulances and police vehicles were also seen racing through Doha in the direction of the base.
Despite all the signs pointing to a major incident having taken place at Al Udeid, there was never any suggestion that there was a direct threat to the security of Qatar and no civilian flights were disrupted at Doha International Airport as a result of the incident.
The B-1 is a long range bomber capable of flying intercontinental missions without refuelling and is able to penetrate sophisticated defensive networks.
The B-1, which was estimated to cost $283.1mn in 1998, was conceived as part of the Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft (AMSA) programme around 1965.
AMSA was the last in a series of programmes through the 1960s that looked at replacing the B-52 Stratofortress with a multi-role supersonic aircraft capable of long-range bombing and missile launching with nuclear weapons.
A series of cancellations led to its service introduction being greatly delayed, until the later half of the 1980s, over 20 years after the programme first started.
Last month, a B-1 bomber slid off the runway at Anderson Air Force Base on Guam, crashing into a group of emergency vehicles. The military reported that there were no injuries and no fatalities as a result of the accident.
The $1.4bn Al Udeid Air Base is the home of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing of the US Air Force. It has the longest runway in the Middle East — 3,751m.
It is estimated that about 3,300 US troops, mostly army, plus pre-positioned equipment, are stationed in the base.
The base can accommodate up to 120 aircraft. Early in the Afghanistan campaign, F-16 fighters and E-8C Joint Stars reconnaissance planes that monitor ground units were based here, along with refuelling tankers.
Military research group Globalsecurity.org states that the base also houses the 44th, 340th and 379th Expeditionary Air Refuelling squadrons; 434th and 911th Air Refuelling Wings; and 93rd Air Control Wing.
dweller said
cyrus ...It's a good job you weren'tin Qatar when the invasion of Iraq took place, when Kuwait was liberated or the period in between.
Get real man!
Vegas said
Planes crash all around the earth...Prob just a training misson ...You can't teach experience...
Scarlett said
majnoon... ...sorry for the hijack folks..setting something straight here..
The people from other states that came to help our independence did so out of the fierce loyalty to where they ended up purchasing land. Davy Crockett's wife is buried up near Ft Worth, where his homestead still is...When Mexico gained ITS independence from Spain..they started selling off land in Texas for about 10 cents an acre..so that's why people from all over the States came to Texas to settle..then the battle for independence ensued. Texas is the ONLY state in the US that was once its own country..which came about after we won our independence from Mexico. We are also the only state that can fly its flag at the same height as the American flag, for just that reason. So....unless you are ready for a history lesson each time you poke fun at someone, think twice.OR...read up on the history BEFORE you start in on someone.
As far as being fun to pick at us...we can take a joke as long as that's what it is....and at least we HAVE a huge pride in our state...some people just don't really care.
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
whoami said
Yes indeed PM ...Yes indeed PM :)
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Majnoon Ajnabi said
and that is why I enjoy Texans sp much ...It is a common urban legend that the Texas flag is the only state flag that is allowed to fly at the same height as the U.S. flag. Allegedly, Texas has this right inherently (as a former independent nation) or because it negotiated special provisions when it joined the Union (this version has been stated as fact on a PBS website[3]). However, the legend is false. Neither the Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas to the United States nor the Ordinance of Annexation contain any provisions regarding flags. According to the United States Flag Code, any state flag can be flown at the same height as the U.S. flag; the U.S. flag should be on its right (the viewer's left), however. Consistent with the U.S. Flag Code, the Texas Flag Code specifies that the state flag should either be flown below the U.S. flag if on the same pole or at the same height as the U.S. flag if on separate poles.[1]
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omar92cs said
concerned....why is this ...concerned....why is this thread a sticky???
Im the one and only
Scarlett said
majnoon... ...geez louise...get alife...
Urban legend or not... and I still don't think it is..
Last I am going to say to you on the matter...which is good because even I am getting tired of your battering Texas and my rebuttal.. and for the record..your sense of humor isn't funny on the matter...sarcastic or not...maybe I'm just being prickly right now, but it isn't humorous to me at all..
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)