Verified pictures show a US command and control aircraft has been destroyed at an air base in Saudi Arabia.
The pictures appear to have been first shared by a Facebook page carrying US military news. They show the E-3 Sentry aircraft appears to have been split in two.
We’ve confirmed the photos were taken at the Prince Sultan air base about 100km (62 miles) south-east of the Saudi capital Riyadh. Features seen in the pictures, including pylons, storage units and markings on paved areas, matched with satellite imagery.
“heavily damaged” my arse:
That’s DESTROYED.
quit weasel-wording everything, “journalism”!!
Fucking unbelievable.
That airframe’s unrepairable.
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That plane is resting.
It’s pining for the fjords.
- The BBC
THAT IS AN EX PLANE
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!
If this were a B1, maybe not unrepairable. Depends on the airframe.
But this one is gooone
Half a billion dollar aircraft destroyed by a flying motorbike.
How embarrassing.
Something something GTA Online, something something life imitates art
Who would have foreseen attacking a county without a plan could possibly have outcomes like this?
“Heavily damaged”
All it needs is a bit of spit and polish.
It was struck by debris after the drone was successfully intercepted. /s
It was deliberately tampered with to prevent a hijack /s
It’ll buff out
Tis but a scratch!
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.
just the top fell off, we can put a TEMPORARY replacement.
“The front fell off”
I mean you could easily glue the tail back on. Plane will only be a bit shorter.
‘Decapitated’ ‘Eradicated’ ‘Eviscerated’
Ok, that last one came from groo. But its on the same level as this administrations competence.
Got that ass reduction surgery.
