USAF F-16 Fighter Jet Accidentally drops GBU-12 laser guided bomb 3.4 miles off target

As a person who deals with large caliber fire support weapons in the artillery I know how important it is to double and triple check data and information when using the howitzers. But there are many other combat roles that involve much more complex and critically dangerous situations that can be deadly if not completed under the correct process.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet mistakenly dropped a bomb on private property miles from a bombing range in Japan. The Air Force released the accident report earlier this week, though the incident took place on November 6, 2019. The report explains that pilot error caused the GBU-12 laser guided bomb to strike the wrong target miles away from the actual target.

An F-16CM fighter from the 14th Fighter Squadron was flying a training mission at the Draughon Bombing Range, located approximately 15 miles away from the fighter’s home base at Misawa Air Base. The pilot accidentally sent the GBU-12 flying to a target location he believed another F-16 was spotting for him. Instead, the bomb was sent to another location, 3.4 miles away and off the bombing range—on private property. No one was killed or injured during the incident, and there was no damage to property.

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