I can't see how any of the reply's on this thread can be mis-construed as "yank bashing"!
Most people who come into contact with other nationals, will form an opinion of that persons nation. Rightly or wrongly, its human nature I'm affraid.
While it is fair to say that none of the in-depth facts about this tragic accident have been released, only one person was sat in the cockpit of the F16 and he alone truly knows what his thought process was at the crucial moment, that person was from the USAF, albeit Nationa Guard.
Maybe a common link between the aircraft types involved in these "blue on blue" incidents, they are mostly single seat! Personality types who typically get streamed into these types are less likely to ask "what if", more like "so what", add to this the lack of a weapons officer and its no wonder that these incidents happen from time to time.
This is not yank bashin, it's "jet jocky bashin" in broad terms!
Last edited by owe ver chute; 19th Apr 2002 at 20:02.