Tornado fires 7 rounds into Control Tower

[form49]

An interesting article I stumbled across from Reuters:

Amsterdam 23/1/01 15:48 UTC

A German Tornado jet fighter accidentally opened fire on a Dutch military flight tower during a routine training mission, the Dutch defence ministry says.
No-one was injured in the insident at the North Sea island of Vlieland, although 3 people were in the tower which was hit by 7 27mm rounds fired from the aircrafts wing cannon.

A Defence ministry spokesman said "The cause of the incident is not immediately clear"

He added the tower was struck about midway up, below the glass enclosed area where the 3 people were working.




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[Shazbat]

A Defence ministry spokesman said "The cause of the incident is not immediately clear"

P'raps it was the trigger that did it ? :) :) :)

[niteflite01]

And we thought the LVP's at EGCC were a nightmare ;)

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[This message has been edited by niteflite01 (edited 25 February 2001).]

[NudgingSteel]

Good news that no-one was injured.
Any truth to the rumour that, following this incident, several airlines are considering new ways to complain to ATC about speed control etc?

[muhdzailan]

Why did the Luftwaffe Tornado fighter jet fired onto a Dutch military flight tower?

[Standard_Departure]

Routine Training Mission?
Live Ammunition ?
No Safegaurds for Routing whilst "HOT" ?

Hmm, sounds fishy to me ??

[static]

On the island concerned, there is a NATO shooting range. The practice shots should have ended up in a target (sanddune), a couple of hundred yards away.

Misstake?

[Steep Approach]

I hope it didn't hit the telly!!! :-)

[Goldfish Jack]

Have they got any rounds left over that could be used towards the jamstealers at Head Office?