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Military Drone Lost Over Lake Ontario

Posted by samzenpus on from the hide-and-seek dept.

First time accepted submitter slipped_bit writes "An MQ-9 Reaper drone has gone down over Lake Ontario during a practice mission. The flight, being operated by the New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing in Syracuse, NY, was going well for about three hours before contact with the aircraft was lost. A search was started but had to be postponed due to weather."

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  1. Let me be the First to Say... by avgjoe62 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Blame Canada!

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    1. Re:Let me be the First to Say... by arthurpaliden · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well it is nice to know that my EMP gun works.

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    2. Re:Let me be the First to Say... by stormpunk · · Score: 4, Funny

      Wouldn't that make it a lot easier to find?

    3. Re:Let me be the First to Say... by fyngyrz · · Score: 4, Funny

      Maybe it went rouge!!!

      Colored its cheeks, then crashed itself out of pure embarrassment?

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  2. In other news... by girlintraining · · Score: 5, Funny

    In other news, Iran took credit for the downing of this drone as well, saying they have already begun disassembling it and that 'Murica should be very afraid. Pictures have already appeared on the internet of Iranians holding cans of Ginger Ale and eating pancakes, showing their cunning ability to blend in with the indigenous population in order to get close enough to strike at the very heart of the imperialist dogs!

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  3. So what by cachimaster · · Score: 1, Funny

    15 million dollars in equipment was lost. What's the big deal? I'm sure they spend that much in air-conditioning per day.

  4. Rob Ford shot it down with a stream of bile by sandbagger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Newsflash on CBC.

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  5. So, those drone-hunting licenses finally paid off by crepe-boy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or were they only valid in Colorado? http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/09/06/deer_trail_co_sees_applications_for_nonexistent_drone_hunting_license.html

  6. Re:Finder's keepers! by z0idberg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Loses Reapers.

  7. Ogopogo by PPH · · Score: 3, Funny

    Flying in low over the lake, the last image captured was a tentacle reaching up .....

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  8. The Wreck of the MQ-9 Reaper Drone by Nova+Express · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ontario, it is known
    Never gives up a drone
    When the winds of November come early

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  9. Re:Forgive My Ignorance by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    No way! We're first!

    We want to be invaded.

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  10. Re:Bummer by istartedi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not to freak you out but.... 1. Fish defecation. 2. Aquatic bird defecation. 3. Guys on boats in the middle, nobody is looking. 4. Bilge. 5. Poorly maintained outboard motors. 6. Probably some truly horrendous stuff that didn't come to mind in the minute I took to type this while thinking about it.

    On your side, as they say, "The solution to pollution is dilution".

    If you like, you may think of your tap water as homeopathic drone.

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