They don't fuck around with aviation investigations.
Whoever did it better leave absolutely no evidence and melt the gun before the alphabet squad comes pounding the door in.
That or it's just a lone wolf good ol boy who deeply regrets his medication made him do that, and his pain and suffering from guilt is punishment enough.
In an ironic twist the bullet actually made the Boeing plane safer
The heat of the bullet welded the emergency exit onto the fuselage and now it won't fall off mid-flight.
The only thing that can stop a bad guy shooting at an airplane is a good guy shooting at an airplane.
We need to arm the airplanes.
I would so pay extra to sit in the machine gun turret
They've already got wings, arms would just get in the way.
After three US based aircraft were struck by bullets at Haiti's Toussaint Louverture International Airport, the FAA banned flights in or out. Soooooo... one down and two to go to shut down the good ole US of A. Way to go 2A chucklefucks.
I don't understand what the motive could be for shooting at a passenger plane aside from straight up terrorism. What are they trying to accomplish?
My first thought was that it was a stray bullet from a pistol. No mention of what caliber the bullet was though, which would help determine possible intent
What are the chances of that? Plus I don't think the runways are nearby anywhere. A lot more likely it was intentional.
It was probably a stray bullet that was oppressed at home and it just ran away on day (the same day as the landing was scheduled for)
I've wondered how quickly they would catch me if I shot at planes taking off from the airport. Maybe curiosity got the better of them.
Wonder how they figured it out. Pressurization test failure?
Texans frantically turning extra locks on their aircraft doors at hearing the “final approach” announcement
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