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Hopefully they don't take it out of his paycheck.
 
A good friend and former co-worker (both in the military and as contractors) has a son who flies F-16's. In Germany he had to eject and crashed the plane into an unpopulated area (He stayed with it until the last moment). It was a mechanical failure and he had no choice. He (the son) is now a Wing Commander of a major fighter organization. Glad the pilot ejected and survived.
 
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Second article: 'aircraft mishap.' Oh what we have done to language in terms of doublespeak. sheesh
 
JPSmit said:
Second article: 'aircraft mishap.' Oh what we have done to language in terms of doublespeak. sheesh
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The U.S. military uses the term "mishap" mainly because it is a neutral term that describes an unintended event without implying what caused it or who was at fault. I've heard these types of incidents involving military planes called mishaps pretty much my entire AF career.
 
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