Paveway in the driver’s seat: PIC
27 Dec 2006
An inert 2,000-pound laser-guided bomb strikes its target after being launched from an F-4C Phantom II aircraft flying at an altitude of 4,000 feet. A tripod-mounted laser on the ground “illuminated” the target, providing a reflected energy source for the weapon’s guidance system. The test is being conducted by the Arament Development and Test Center. Location: EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA (FL) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) Date Shot: 16 Jun 1977
I will be posting more random pictures in the future, some with a bit of commentary and some without. Why? Better to ask “why not?”.
I believe this weapon is a GBU-10 Paveway II unit, based on the ever-popular Mk 84 general purpose 2000-pound bomb.
December 27th, 2006 at 5:02 pm
I knew I should have taken that left at Albuquerque!
December 27th, 2006 at 6:02 pm
Damn, we make some good trucks! Even the glass window was too tough for that bomb, and it got stuck.
December 27th, 2006 at 6:03 pm
Hope they have side curtain airbags installed…
December 27th, 2006 at 6:31 pm
Who’s still using F-4Cs?
December 27th, 2006 at 9:02 pm
Brass: ‘Date Shot: 16 Jun 1977′
December 28th, 2006 at 1:18 am
I’m upset about the target. That truck is in better shape than the ones I rode around in during that time as a lowly peon commanded by Mr. Peanut.
December 29th, 2006 at 11:53 am
I remember seeing that photo when it was new! The caption was something to the effect of ‘2,000 lb laser-guided bomb strikes truck driver in left ear.’