make preferable“An F-16 pilot jettisoned two 500-pound bombs and two fuel tanks before making an emergency landing at Hill Air Force Base on Thursday, officials said,” Associated Press informs Oct. 23.
“No injuries were reported after the incident at the base about 30 miles north of Salt Lake City, Utah. Col. Scott J. Zobrist said it appeared one bomb detonated and destroyed an empty tin shack on base in an uninhabited area,” AP reads.
As the fighter jet had troubles taking off the pilot made emergency landing. Pentagon officials say the pilot jettisoned the 225-kilogram bombs and the 1135-liter containers to decrease the weight on the aircraft, Vesti TV informs. The bombs did not go off as they hit the land.
