B1 bomber crashes in Qatar

that's a huge aircraft there... will take monyh to find out the crash reason...but up to date air travel is still safe then road transport... so do not worry too much..

"never give up, never surrender..."

Hey, I hope you read what i wrote earlier!!! I wrote that I am just sharing my feelings. I dont think theres anything got to do with " Getting REAL ". I guess you dont understand the meaning of a Blog site.... I think you are not young enuf for this....Take care of yr self

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)

 concerned....why is this thread a sticky???

Im the one and only

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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Yes indeed PM :)

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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)

You can't teach experience...

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!

 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.

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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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)

let them crash, just let the pilots live. Destroy all the weapons.

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when this happened??

Everybody is right Everybody is wrong, it depend where we stand.

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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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.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/04/bomber.crash/

I guess it's no more Thursday night partying for the Yanks at the base. LOL!

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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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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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

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

i was one like you till i took this new position  in Doha at Kahramaa

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.

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

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.

Trust me... thts the reason i joined Qatar Living. Its really off that Cultural stuff...

Ne ways was nice sharing experiences. Take care

Yes PM, I do as well....gObama:)

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

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

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

i was just putting forth my comments, about security and precautions thats all,,, relaxx. alexa am too young at QL to advise u guysss

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)

AM A SECURITY PROFESSIONAL,,,,,,,,,, ALWAYS THINK AND PLAN PREVENTION,

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)

Yes. In Doha since a year. I hail from Bombay/India . Iranian though.

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)

UPDATE!

Caught fire upon landing, all crew got out safely...no casualties.

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

Oh boy, here we go...

Hey Im sorry if I offended you. I was just expressing my thoughts

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.........

Not worried but I still cross my fingers.....

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)

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)

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.

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)

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.......???

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)

thanks PM and ALEXA

True enough, wonder how much info will actually be released.

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)

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.

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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?

They fly live ammunition training missions routinely...

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)

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)

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....

Yes it happened.  Details are still coming in...it's on al-jazeera right now.

lol Darude.glad cat is fine...

 But they didnt mention anything about it yet

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just heard a cat crashing in trash bin from first floor

but its alright doing fine.

didnt hear about B1. 

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