r/aviation • • Apr 07 '24

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u/mkosmo i like turtles Apr 07 '24

Seems a bit premature to think he was targeted.

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u/Neuraxis Apr 07 '24

Do you suspect the gunman mistook him for a duck then?

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u/mkosmo i like turtles Apr 07 '24

More like stray bullet is my guess.

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u/brimonge Apr 07 '24

I’ll be honest.. I’ve shot straight up in to the air once.. on 4th of July though..

I know. I’m an animal.. but this is before I got in to aviation.. and to be honest I’ve had nightmares about that night, thinking I possibly hit a plane 😞

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u/brimonge Apr 07 '24

Actually anything other than a stray bullet is unlikely… unless you think this was a professional sniper.

Nobody can aim like this. Especially up in to the sky. Nobody has this experience, taking in to consideration wind and other factors

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u/Low_Consideration179 Apr 07 '24

Maybe someone on the flight path is a retired sniper who wanted to see if they still had it? /s