"Army searching for missile that fell from Apache helicopter in Upstate NY"

2015-08-31T09:45:52-04:00

From: arstechnica.com

The Army told Ars on Sunday it was still looking for a 100-pound dummy missile that fell from an Apache helicopter flying early Friday. The vehicle was traveling from Fort Drum in northern New York to an air show at the Stewart International Airport in New Windsor.

The military said the M36 Captive Flight Training Missile is non-explosive and non-motorized. It's designed to simulate the weight of a real missile for training purposes, specifically mimicking the Hellfire guided missile that the Apache uses in combat.. The Army said the 64-inch-long black missile was attached to a 10th Combat Aviation Brigade Apache helicopter heading to the New York Air Show, and it was last seen painted with the words "U.S. Army."

The government is asking anybody with information on the device's whereabouts to call Fort Drum's 10th Mountain Division Operations Center at [login to see] .

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/08/army-searching-for-missile-that-fell-from-apache-helicopter-in-upstate-ny/

Army searching for missile that fell from Apache helicopter in Upstate NY

Thankfully, M36 Captive Flight Training Missile is neither explosive nor motorized.

Response by SGT Ben Keen made Aug 31 at 2015 9:47 AM

2015-08-31T09:47:44-04:00

You know that there is a good chance that some crazy Veteran found this thing and now has it hanging above their fire place! :-)

Response by SSG Warren Swan made Aug 31 at 2015 9:48 AM

2015-08-31T09:48:57-04:00

"Not on my hand receipt"....famous first words from the crewcheif followed by the 1SG...

Response by MSgt Curtis Ellis made Aug 31 at 2015 9:50 AM

2015-08-31T09:50:32-04:00

Oops... My bad... :)

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Aug 31 at 2015 10:02 AM

2015-08-31T10:02:51-04:00

So much for QA!

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 31 at 2015 10:04 AM

2015-08-31T10:04:33-04:00

It's long gone. The Bears in the training area have added it to their arsenal.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 31 at 2015 10:08 AM

2015-08-31T10:08:29-04:00

oops...

Response by SFC Stephen King made Aug 31 at 2015 11:04 AM

2015-08-31T11:04:43-04:00

So your missing a missile. Really

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 31 at 2015 11:16 AM

2015-08-31T11:16:28-04:00

Hahahaha, I've seen training rounds for tanks laying off the sides of tank trails on FT Stewart before, this is nothing new. I would have that in my house with the rest of my Military stuff, its in some veterans house.

Response by SSG Ralph Watkins made Aug 31 at 2015 1:19 PM

2015-08-31T13:19:57-04:00

It's a dummy missile. So what. Do a statement of charges & move on. Even if it were a live one, if you want to find it check the obvious places. Flea markets, swap meets, Craigslist, eBay, etc. I've seen all kinds of stuff at flea markets & estate sales.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Aug 31 at 2015 1:55 PM

2015-08-31T13:55:27-04:00

That's what the missile latch is for crew dawgs. I say crew dawgs because no armament dawg worth his salt would ever have missed that step. They must have tried to help out by replacing one at the last minute when a previous missile tracker failed to spin up and the aircraft had to RTB (return to base). It was the same for 2.75 rockets coming back 1/2 way out of the tubes in combat. Someone gets in a rush and forgets to lower the igniter arms after uploading rockets. Our peacetime Army is starting to show itself again. Rookie mistake.

Response by PO2 Corey Ferretti made Sep 9 at 2015 6:17 PM

2015-09-09T18:17:49-04:00

Heard that today, found in a Hay field i was wondering if he hit it with his tractor. And if they did not find it who was going to have to pay for it if they did not find it.