The day a UH-1 Huey crash landed at the White House USA

[Liberator]

In February 1974 the Secret Service shot down along with Maryland Police, a rogue US Army UH-1C Huey which had been illegally taken a from a base and flown to around Washington all at night.

Interesting story - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_White ... r_incident

Sure makes one wonder how he flew so well at night time and managed to force down another helicopter and remain so composed...

[gale_dono]

or, "Things Stupid Privates Do #42345436-how to outdo shooting into the clearing barrel"

[p51]

I wonder where this guy is today?

or, "Things Stupid Privates Do #42345436-how to outdo shooting into the clearing barrel"

It's long been said that the most dangerous thing on Earth is an Army Privaye with too much time on his/her hands. God knows I've seen the aftermath of that theory lots of times as an Army officer. Thankfully, none of my people ever did anything this stupid.
The funny thing is I actually had a soldier in my company who was a Specialist but also moonlighted as a co-pilot for Alaska Airlines! I never figured out why someone with that skill set would enlist, but he did...

[jmkendall]

What blows my mind is that he was washed out of Mother Rucker for not having enough instrument time. Yet was able to steal a Huey at NIGHT and force down another Helicopter, flown by what was a more experienced Pilot. One who presumably actually graduated from Rotory Wing School.

As far as the most dangerous thing in the world being a Pvt with too much time on his hands....all I'll say is that as an NCO with 30 years of service, I've salvaged more than one officers career after they have had toooooooo much to drink! Lmao

[CDF]

It's long been said that the most dangerous thing on Earth is an Army Privaye with too much time on his/her hands.

Yup those privayes are more dangerous than dang Officers

[gary1954]

BUT!! give a Private a can of spray paint and he can paint the world

[Dave Downs]

I really hate to drag this topic even further from the original intent...but...everyone knows the most dangerous person in the military is an INF 2LT.....with a map!

How do I know? - I was one!

[ZRX61]

I really hate to drag this topic even further from the original intent...but...everyone knows the most dangerous person in the military is an INF 2LT.....with a map!

.... & a compass.... & an idea...

[p51]

A 2LT with an idea can be squashed at any level (my first platoon SGT did that to me several times when i was a new butter bar), but a Company Commander (or God forbid a Battalion CO) with an idea? That's the stuff that nightmares are made of!
When I was a company XO, no good ever came out of hearing from the next office door, "Hey, LT, come in here, i got an idea...!"

But an LT with a map isn't nearly as bad as one without one. I was sent out to run a convoy serial to a FTX location one without any map, the Batt CO made up the route the day before we went to the field and we weren't allowed any leader's recon beforehand. I'd never been there before and the tank trail did not go right up to it, like we were told it would. I got us all pretty badly lost, thankfully the only time I ever did that, but it really ticked me off that all my soldiers just assumed I was being the 'dumb LT' model instead of having been really set up for failure...
Then, there are the maps that miss a lot of key info. I was running a logistic exercise way out in the field once and my driver and I decided to go check out a nearby river (yes, he had a say in things like that, he could be totally blunt to me in private without fear of retribution and knew not to do that around others). The map said there was just an open field. Turns out, it was an impact field and we were in the middle of it before either of us noticed! Thankfully none appeared to be HE rounds and we were able to back out of it. Even range control agreed the map didn't mention this and I let into them for having no signs up as there was a dirt road going right through there...

[CDF]

BUT!! give a Private a can of spray paint and he can paint the world

NCO's make good coffee but

Grimesy, black, one sugar" or "Grimesy, got a powdered anywhere?"