Florida Bombed.......

[Shuffler]

Warthog strikes bird and drops 3 dummy bombs by accident.....

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/07/02/air-force-jet-hits-bird-drops-3-dummy-bombs-over-florida.html

[davidpt40]

How are these training bombs carried? Are they on a special carrier on the same pylon?

[Nefarious]

How are these training bombs carried? Are they on a special carrier on the same pylon?

Same pylon.

[davidpt40]

I *finally* found a picture of the mk76 training bomb being carried.  Bet the bird hit that and caused some sort of electrical short.

[Vraciu]

Did the bird hit the A-10 from behind?   

[turt21]

probably an ISIS Taliban pigeon

[BoilerDown]

I guess that's why you train.

[Traveler]

Warthog strikes bird and drops 3 dummy bombs by accident.....

Interesting, a bird strike does what a 40 MM antiaircraft round didn't do in either gulf war.

[ACE]

They still got the ole chicken shooter at my local AFB in their wind tunnel. Not in use of course. But it’s there for this reason as well as checking windows with it

[Shuffler]

They still got the ole chicken shooter at my local AFB in their wind tunnel. Not in use of course. But it’s there for this reason as well as checking windows with it

Mythbusters made their own. 

[ACE]

Mythbusters made their own. 

Never knew that. That’s awesome.

[Nefarious]

I *finally* found a picture of the mk76 training bomb being carried.  Bet the bird hit that and caused some sort of electrical short.

(Image removed from quote.)

I googled mk 76 practice bomb and found several. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=mk+76+practice+bomb&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS779US779&hl=en-US&prmd=sinv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjlwdPkiJnjAhUGOs0KHXcfCEQQ_AUoAnoECAwQAg&biw=375&bih=551#imgrc=H6c3bxzZt7OCoM

[Shuffler]

Never knew that. That’s awesome.

They didn't have the wind tunnel but the chicken launcher worked great. They fired it at small aircraft windshields (from wrecked craft).

[perdue3]

I thought they were BDU-33's?

[Puma44]

I thought they were BDU-33's?

I believe the MK-76 is the U.S. Navy designator for the same practice bomb used by the Air Force, the BDU-33.  Both designators are for the same blue 25 pound practice bomb simulating the MK-82 500lb general purpose bomb.