Half a billion dollar aircraft destroyed by a flying motorbike.
How embarrassing.
this post was submitted on 31 Mar 2026
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Something something GTA Online, something something life imitates art
"Heavily damaged"
It’ll buff out
Tis but a scratch!
It was struck by debris after the drone was successfully intercepted. /s
It was deliberately tampered with to prevent a hijack /s
The front just fell off
Why do so many people on the internet believe that repeating something that someone way funnier than them said is the height of comedy?
In my defense, I did check if any of the other replies had specifically referenced Clarke and Dawe before I made my comment, and unless federation delay is in play, I don't think I repeated anyone else's reference to the same.
You're repeating clark and dawe though. Don't you have any of your own words?
Ah I see, I thought your criticism was that I was repeating someone else who had already referenced Clark and Dawe in this thread. My mistake. If you just don't like when people reference or repeat commonly known jokes, then you're free to your opinion. I don't think there's really any point in discussing it though, since your issue is predicated on an opinion we don't share.
Don't pay attention to the grinch. It was funny.
All it needs is a bit of spit and polish.
'Decapitated' 'Eradicated' 'Eviscerated'
Ok, that last one came from groo. But its on the same level as this administrations competence.
I mean you could easily glue the tail back on. Plane will only be a bit shorter.
just the top fell off, we can put a TEMPORARY replacement.
"The front fell off"
"heavily damaged" my arse:
That's DESTROYED.
quit weasel-wording everything, "journalism"!!
Fucking unbelievable.
That airframe's unrepairable.
_ /\ _
That plane is resting.
It's pining for the fjords.
- The BBC
THAT IS AN EX PLANE
Its a new boat
If this were a B1, maybe not unrepairable. Depends on the airframe.
But this one is gooone
it just became shorter
Let's not jump to conclusions. Cockpit, 2/5 wings and engines still look good on the picture
It doesn't look like the front fell off. It must be fine!
Who would have foreseen attacking a county without a plan could possibly have outcomes like this?
US miliary repeatedly denied that this happened. They are certainly lying about casualties as well. Support for war (spending) is dependent on impression of victory, and prospects for escalation.
Got that ass reduction surgery.