Mike, back during the Nam days I was supporting some OV-10s at NKP Thailand and
one augered in on takeoff at the base. We all started running out to where the
pilot had ejected to see if we could help when all of a sudden the burning
aircraft started popping and shells started ratteling off the hangers behind
us. All the 30 cal stuff was cooking off with the rockets contributing to the
fire. The aircraft was just a small puddle of aluminum with some steel mixed
in when the fire was extinguished. It burned the runway right down to the
gravel base.
Shells don't have to be in a gun to cook off - they can do lots of damage in a
box or ammo belt.
73 - Jim W5ZIT
MikeDeWaele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Being a fire chief one of the standard questions I always ask at any fire is "
do you have any loaded fire arms inside?" When loaded guns get hot the shell
discharges just like it is being fired! Doesn't matter if the safety is on or
not.
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