Top gun military plane cuts penis path over syria
 

TOP GUN MILITARY PLANE CUTS PENIS PATH OVER SYRIA
By: TNZ News - 11-05-22
Re: https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/05/milit...ria-air-force/

1st PHoto link: https://imagez.tmz.com/image/87/4by3...91d36e7_md.jpg
A U.S. military pilot was juggling lots of balls as he flew over the Mediterranean ... cutting a path that looked like a 6th grade joke.

2nd Map Link of Interest & Aircraft Routing: (this map explains it all)
https://imagez.tmz.com/image/71/4by3...314e678_md.jpg
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The KC-135 aerial tanker was cruising over the ocean between Lebanon and Cyrus. The flight tracker showed an oval image, then 2 smaller circles. It's unclear why the pilot was making what looked like erratic moves, but whatever his intentions ... it's kinda hilarious!

Air Force Captain Ryan Gross -- not the pilot -- concedes, "While these adjustments and movements appear to create a vulgar outline, there was no intent by the pilots or the units to do so."

Another Air Force honcho says they're talking to the crew about the movements, but there was nothing untoward.

3rd photo link back in 2017 - see link below
Re:
https://imagez.tmz.com/image/9f/4by3...6db2537_md.jpg
This has happened in the past, and sometimes it was intentional -- a gag, if you will. A couple of Navy pilots drew a similar flight pattern back in 2017, and they got a wrist slap.

Hey, there's so much dysfunction in the world, a little penile humor is appreciated!
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Personal note: You have to admit it the routing and maneuvering is classic
to say the least.
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Follow up: Air Force insists penis-shaped flight path aimed at Russian base was not i
 

Follow Up: Air Force insists penis-shaped flight path aimed at Russian base was not intentional
By: Michael Lee - Fox News - 11-07-22
Re: https://www.foxnews.com/world/air-fo...ot-intentional

Air Force Comments:
The incident is not the first time US military pilots have been accused of drawing a
penis in the sky.

The U.S. Air Force is denying that pilots of a KC-135 Stratotanker intentionally flew a flight path that observers online noticed resembled the shape of a penis that was pointed at a Russian naval base in Syria.

"We're aware of the incident and are talking with the KC-135 crew to determine the details," and Air Force spokesperson told Military.com last week. "At this time, we do not believe the crew acted inappropriately, flying a refueling orbit consistent with requirements that met the needs of receiver aircraft."

The statement comes after social media users who follow flight paths on Flightradar24, a website dedicated to tracking planes around the world, noticed the flight path of the Air Force plane last week drew a long oval and two circles that resembled a penis pointed directly at Russian forces in Syria.

Photo link: https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxne....jpg?ve=1&tl=1
NORAD F-22 Raptors, supported by KC-135 Stratotankers. (NORAD)

However, the Air Force says that the pilots, who were flying a refueling flight between Cyprus and the Syrian city of Tartus, acted appropriately during their flight, arguing the path was consistent with a path the giant tanker would take during refueling operations.

[A US military plane "painted a penis" in the sky near a Russian airbase, La Repubblica.
A KC-135 Stratotanker refueling plane remained for almost two hours east of Cyprus on Tuesday, in front of the Syrian base of Tartus, a stronghold of Moscow.]

The apparently coincidentally patterned flight path comes at a time of increased tensions between the U.S. and Russia, who has been largely cut off from much of the international community amid their ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

The incident is not the first time Air Force pilots have been accused of intentionally drawing a penis in the sky, coming three years after F-35 Joint Strike Fighters engaged in dog fight training accidentally created a similar shaped image in the skies above Arizona.

In 2017, to Navy pilots intentionally flew an EA-18G Growler to draw genitals in the skies over Washington State. The pilots in that case were punished by the Navy but did not lose their jobs as pilots.
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Personal note: Ah the boy's were having a little fun. But the message was received!
You can't ask for more than that! I'm still chuckling over the art work.
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