CF-18 Drops Missile on Golf Course

[Bombtrack]

http://north.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=nwt-golfmissile06182004


YELLOWKNIFE - The Yellowknife Golf course is closed for now after an unarmed missile fell off a Canadian Forces CF-18.

The CF-18 was landing in Yellowknife when the missile fell off. The jet was landing at the airport about 7 a.m. when the AIM-7 Sparrow missile dropped off. Police closed the nearby highway for over an hour. Guy Kennedy is the assistant manager of the Golf Course. Kennedy was preparing to open the course for the day when an RCMP officer rushed into the club house and told him the place had to be evacuated.

"While (the Mountie) was doing that, he was speaking on the radio to someone and said to someone on the radio that he had a visual on the missile," recalls Kennedy.

"At which point I went...'you have a visual on the missile?' And I kind a looked where he was looking out on our driving range and there was a missile out on our driving range. At that point I realized what everybody was talking about."

Kennedy says a major golf tournament has been cancelled and there is no word when golfers can return.

A military official told reporters he's never heard of anything like this happening before.

Major Rob Carter commands the 441 Squadron out of Cold Lake Alberta.

Carter's team were on en route to Inuvik, after stopping in Yellowknife to refuel.

"It's an American built aircraft and there are a number of different countries that fly them, says Carter.

"That would be a good question that we'll probably start asking now, is had this happened somewhere else?"

According to Canadian Press, five CF-18s have accidentally dropped bombs since 1990.

[Falco]

Already posted mate p-)

[Bombtrack]

Boourns

[East]

well canada's cf-18's are a joke nowadays. they're too old, so this doesn't come to a suprise to me at all.

[Bombtrack]

well canada's cf-18's are a joke nowadays. they're too old, so this doesn't come to a suprise to me at all.

They were procured from 1982 to 1988, they aren't too old at all. It's that they haven't been receiving proper care thanks to budget cuts

[Proud_Canuck]

well canada's cf-18's are a joke nowadays. they're too old, so this doesn't come to a suprise to me at all.

They were procured from 1982 to 1988, they aren't too old at all. It's that they haven't been receiving proper care thanks to budget cuts

PLEASE know your subject matter, and get your facts straight before posting information. As you read this, the Canadian Department of National Defence is in the process of upgrading the majority of its CF-18 Hornets. The following excerpt is taken from the DND website:

The CF-18 is currently undergoing a massive upgrade to it’s avionics and weapons systems, commonly referred to as the CF-18 Modernization Project. The project is a mission systems upgrade for 80 aircraft (59 x CF188A, 21 x CF188B). It is designed to improve the supportability, interoperability and survivability of the CF188 and, ensure operational capability to the Estimated Life Expectancy (ELE) of the aircraft (year 2017).

The projects are grouped into two phases, with phase 1 projects currently under contract and/or in development. The expected completion date for the project is Aug 2006 for all 80 aircraft. Phase 2 projects are still in definition phase and are scheduled for implementation in the 2006 – 2009 timeframe. The improvements to the avionics and weapons systems are listed below.

PHASE 2
Radar Warning Receiver
Data Link
Electronic Countermeasures
Missile Approach Warning
Helmet Mounted Sight

Future Project
Stealth Enhancement

PHASE 1
Mission Computer
Software
ECP 583
-Radios
-Radar
-Interrogator/Transponder
-Stores Management System

[Bombtrack]

Yes, keyword being "currently," not all are , and it shows. It even says in what you posted that they hope to be done (by earliest) 2006.

[seruriermarshal]

Yes, keyword being "currently," not all are , and it shows. It even says in what you posted that they hope to be done (by earliest) 2006.

Seems like plan have change . The change like F-35 plan is postponed .

[Ghostwolf]

Any photos regarding the incident?

[Bombtrack]

Any photos regarding the incident?
Sorry. this ithe only picture that came with the article
http://north.cbc.ca/gfx/North/photos/ykair.jpg
:lol:

[Mongrel]

Not enogh Duct Tape. rofl

[Bombtrack]

Yellowknife airport scene of two CF-18 accidents
WebPosted Jun 19 2004 02:38 PM CDT
YELLOWKNIFE

The Department of National Defence is investigating an aborted landing by a Canadian Forces C-F 18, the second accident involving a military fighter jet at the Yellowknife airport in the past two days.

On Saturday morning one of the jets was landing when it went out of control and skidded off the runway.

The pilot ejected safely, landing a short distance from the aircraft.

He is in hospital with minor injuries.

"The aircraft was departing the runway and according to his standard operating procedures he ejected," says Major Rob Carter.

Carter is with the 441 Squadron out of Cold Lake, Alberta.

Early Saturday, a coast guard helicopter circled the plane which sat lop-sided on the edge of runway.

Yellowknife's airport will remain closed while a team from the Department of National Defense works to secure the aircraft and remove the live ammunition it carries.

One of the missiles on the plane detached on impact, another will have to be removed before the plane is moved.

Military officials say the landing gear did not collapse, but they are trying to determine if there was a problem with landing gear or the braking system.

The area had recently received heavy rain, and investigators say they'll also assess weather was a factor in the accident.

It's the second day the Yellowknife airport was forced to close.

[ctcboy]

Two in two days? Possible sabotage?

[East]

Two in two days? Possible sabotage?
possible POS aircraft?

[Uncle Chô]

Usually objects falling from the Canadian sky are Seakings... p-)


well canada's cf-18's are a joke nowadays. they're too old, so this doesn't come to a suprise to me at all.
This assertion is totally ridiculous :cantbeli:

[Brandon]

FOUR!!! :lol:


I know, I know.... weak...

[MARINO]

rofl rofl

[Mongrel]

Things might be diffrent if we designed and built our own planes instead of trying to play copy cat to the US all the time... (RIP Avro Arrow). :(

[Ghostwolf]

FOUR!!! :lol:


I know, I know.... weak...

Did you meant "fire in the hole"? http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_1_102.gif

[Bombtrack]

FORE IN THE HOLE

[East]

Usually objects falling from the Canadian sky are Seakings... p-)


well canada's cf-18's are a joke nowadays. they're too old, so this doesn't come to a suprise to me at all.
This assertion is totally ridiculous :cantbeli:

maybe your totally rediculous :P

[earl]

http://north.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=nwt-golfmissile06182004

YELLOWKNIFE - The Yellowknife Golf course is closed for now after an unarmed missile fell off a Canadian Forces CF-18.

The CF-18 was landing in Yellowknife when the missile fell off. The jet was landing at the airport about 7 a.m. when the AIM-7 Sparrow missile dropped off.

My brother works at a hangar at that airport in Yellowknife. I don't think he got any photos or anything - nobody was allowed near the area. I'm sure he's wondering what might happen next after the two incidents.