U . S . Navy officials on Tuesday ordered a safety check for the carrier USS George Washington, prompted by two incidents involving practice bombs.
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A common occurrence at the Goshen Scout Reservation is a fly-over by Air Force or Navy aircraft as crews conduct practice bomb-runs on the Goshen Dam.
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To rehearse the operation, a practice bomb was detonated in the Greenbelt Theater in Manila on the night of Dec . 1, 1994, the authorities said.
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Hawgsmoke 2002 emphasized target acquisition and focused on accurately dropping practice bombs, firing the AGM-65 Maverick missile, and strafing proficiency with the 30 mm GAU-8 Gatling gun.
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No one was killed in the attack ( only practice bombs were used and the square was deserted at the time ), but the pilots were embarrassed.
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"You hear ( the practice bombs ) all the time, but this one had a real loud, boom-boom sound that didn't sound right, " said resident Mildred Avin.
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Dickson led the formation in the dive and released his practice bomb, however; having not compensated for the target s location, struggled to avoid collision with the deck.
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As such, it was purported that every B-17 flight had a half-dozen pilots aboard, two flying, two practicing dead reckoning and celestial navigation, and two making practice bomb runs.
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They learned to hit targets with remarkable accuracy, dropping at least 200 practice bombs each from the AT-11 airplane and learned to handle the complex Norden sight with considerable skill.
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Lt . Col . Mike Carter, acting vice commander, said Egan and an instructor pilot in another F-16 were on their way to the range to drop some practice bombs.
