No it didn't happen in Darwin.
Really, though, it was 80 miles South of Katherine, which is about 190 miles south of Darwin. That's like saying they bombed London when in reality it was Paris. (Well, let's try something less populated, how about Penzance?)
And still, it was one of those 'control towers'. They build those things next to thed weapons range to view the hits. It's a dangerous job to sit in one of those towers, ya think?
Tracy Johnson
Measurement Specialties, Inc.
BT
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> Since it happened in Darwin, how did it evolve ?
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> > part de Michael Baier Envoyé : vendredi 12 août 2005 23:17
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> > Objet : [HP3000-L] OT: U.S. Fighter Jet Bombs Australia
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> > Darn
> >
> > who's next?
> > According to US Military and HP3000-l specialists, these
> bombs never
> > hit civilian targets and now this.
> >
> > Just another theory by experts?
> >
> >
> >
> > U.S. Fighter Jet Bombs Australia Building 17 minutes ago
> >
> > DARWIN, Australia - A U.S. Marine Corps fighter jet dropped
> a bomb and
> > damaged a building in an accident at a remote military range in
> > northern Australia, the government said Friday.
> >
> > The bomb, dropped by an F/A-18 Hornet, exploded near a
> control tower
> > and damaged facilities at the Delamere Air Weapons Range in the
> > Northern Territory on Wednesday, Australia's Defense
> Department said.
> > No one was injured and no details were released on the
> extent of the
> > damage.
> >
> > Defense Minister Robert Hill said the mishap was under
> investigation
> > by both Australian and American authorities.
> >
> > "We certainly regard it as a serious incident," Hill told
> reporters in
> > the northern city of Darwin.
> >
> > Bombing exercises have ceased at the weapons range, some 80 miles
> > south of the town of Katherine.
> >
> > "Things like this will always happen; we hope not very
> frequently and
> > we hope not any more dangerously," Prime Minister John Howard told
> > Melbourne Radio 3AW. "But the idea that you can conduct any kind of
> > military exercise without some kind of potential for mishap is
> > unrealistic."
> >
> > The U.S. Marine contingent, which is based in Japan, was
> conducting an
> > annual training exercise called Southern Frontier that involves 500
> > troops, 15 F/A-18 Hornets and two KC-130 Hercules aircraft.
> >
> > The U.S. Marine Corps said the ordnance was a 500 pound
> laser-guided
> > bomb, Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
> >
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