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2007-06-23 15:38:40
The_Mac
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+96|6670
Ok, so I work at the Flying Leatherneck Marine Aviation Museum in Miramar. I'm a docent, so I just want to give some background in that respect.
In the parking lot, a guy was pulling out of the museum, and I don't what happened, but he passed out, hit the gas full throttle, and went clear through the fence. Since the museum is an outdoor exhibit, he cleared one helicopter's tail by a foot, but slammed into an Iraqi Huey we captured in '91, ripping the iron chains off, and throwing the thing 90 degrees sideways. The Ford then hit the CH-53A on display, and it didn't do too much major damage, it knocked out a chunk of armor plating, but the front side of the truck was totaled. It was unbelievable. What was amazing was that no one was killed or hurt. I have no idea about the guy's passing out, but he wasn't drunk; I had just given him a tour of the museum, and he was part of the Navy's Sea Cadet program, but it's freakin unbelievable how one minute you could be a healthy looking guy, and the next minute victim of losing control--it could have been a lot worse, but I'm glad that's all the damage he did--The H-34 he barely missed by a foot, and that's a real classic.
Anyway, sorry about the length, but you see accidents all the time, but never really in a parking lot. I'm thanking God nobody was killed or injured besides the guy. I hope he recovers, but I have a bad feeling whatever happened to him, he's gunna have a hard time patching his life back together.
2007-06-23 15:59:29
Stingray24
Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy
+1,060|6890|The Land of Scott Walker
Wow.  Never heard of anything like that.  Good that no one was hurt.  Amazing there wasn't more damage.
2007-06-23 16:01:06
Mekstizzle
WALKER
+3,611|7066|London, England
Shit happens. Good thing nobody died though. I have to admit, i'm puzzled as to how someone can just pass out and then cause so much havok, scary when you think about it.
2007-06-23 16:02:17
The_Mac
Member
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yeah, my superior was pretty pissed, and the Curator was flipping out. They would have been extra pissed if the H-34 had been damaged, but luckily it wasn't. The Iraqi Huey had some tail damage, but it had always been in bad shape, so they weren't too mad about that. The H-53 had a huge chunk of aluminum that had been knocked out. The force of the truck (been going 45 M.P.H. max) had moved the H-53 about two feet.
And that helicopter is 23,628 lb (10,740 kg).
2007-06-23 16:03:20
daddyofdeath
A REAL Combat Engineer in the house
+187|6698|UK Bradford W,Yorks. Age 27
If it was a hot day and hewas tired or dehydrated this may explain. Many many explanations for passing out to be honest, but yeah good job nobody was hurt.
2007-06-23 16:20:30
The_Mac
Member
+96|6670

Mekstizzle wrote:

Shit happens. Good thing nobody died though. I have to admit, i'm puzzled as to how someone can just pass out and then cause so much havok, scary when you think about it.
That's exactly what stunned me. If there had been anyone in front of him, or a car parked in the stall he whizzed through...jesus. Or if he had gone past the H-53 and into the highway street beyond the museum. Christ, it's a nightmare.

daddyofdeath wrote:

If it was a hot day and hewas tired or dehydrated this may explain. Many many explanations for passing out to be honest, but yeah good job nobody was hurt.
I don't know, it was very hot, and he certainly seemed subdued. I think that might have been it. The Colonel whose my boss suggested he was a diabetic (he was 20), and that this was the first time he had found that out, others suggested some sort of Stroke. we had a nice cold drinking fountain the museum, that would wake peeps up when they drank it. I don't know. Maybe he was on medication.
The MPs say he was unconscious when he went though the fence.

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2007-06-23 23:14:14
blisteringsilence
I'd rather hunt with Cheney than ride with Kennedy
+83|7147|Little Rock, Arkansas

The_Mac wrote:

Mekstizzle wrote:

Shit happens. Good thing nobody died though. I have to admit, i'm puzzled as to how someone can just pass out and then cause so much havok, scary when you think about it.
That's exactly what stunned me. If there had been anyone in front of him, or a car parked in the stall he whizzed through...jesus. Or if he had gone past the H-53 and into the highway street beyond the museum. Christ, it's a nightmare.

daddyofdeath wrote:

If it was a hot day and hewas tired or dehydrated this may explain. Many many explanations for passing out to be honest, but yeah good job nobody was hurt.
I don't know, it was very hot, and he certainly seemed subdued. I think that might have been it. The Colonel whose my boss suggested he was a diabetic (he was 20), and that this was the first time he had found that out, others suggested some sort of Stroke. we had a nice cold drinking fountain the museum, that would wake peeps up when they drank it. I don't know. Maybe he was on medication.
The MPs say he was unconscious when he went though the fence.
There are all kinds of reasons someone could pass out... heat stroke, dehydration, undiagnosed diabetes, hypoglycemia, stroke, annurysm, hypoxia, anema, trypanosomiasis, or good old fashioned was tired and fell asleep at the wheel. Hell, he could have been hit in the head last night and the swelling just occluded a blood vessel.
2007-06-23 23:19:08
Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|7046|132 and Bush

^^narcolepsy
Xbone Stormsurgezz
2007-06-23 23:20:09
Miller
IT'S MILLER TIME!
+271|7200|United States of America

Kmarion wrote:

^^narcolepsy
Say that 10 times fast.
2007-06-23 23:20:32
cowami
OY, BITCHTITS!
+1,106|6734|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

Kmarion wrote:

^^narcolepsy
Did I win?

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2007-06-23 23:29:26
pasngr
Member
+50|7090
I was driving through a parking lot once, when a guy walking by just fell over like a 2X4.  Flat on his face.  Busted his nose wide open.  He was laying face down in a huge puddle of his blood so we decided to turn him on his side so he could breathe.  The paramedics came and he woke up in a belligerent state.  Never did find out why he fainted.  But I was thinking diabetic shock also.
2007-06-24 10:31:21
Skorpy-chan
Member
+127|6790|Twyford, UK
Dude, have them put in an anti-vehicle ditch, or tank traps. Sure, you're probably liable for dragging the thing out the ditch, but it's cheaper than fixing an exhibit.
2007-06-24 10:39:17
The_Mac
Member
+96|6670
Yeah, lol, the Curator is definitely going to be putting in a concrete barrier. Since half the fence got blown down, I guess they're going to integrate the  concrete short barrier like what you see on the Freeway, and then put the Fence, with the usual barbed wire at the top.
The thing is, the Iraqi heli was already beaten up when we got it, so the damage is really fixing the tail and making it look like it didn't just get rammed by a truck. The CH-53 will be a bigger problem, considering it took the mass ramming. I mean hell its 23,000 pounds and it got moved 2 feet over. When the truck was removed, they found some of the aluminum armor on the ground hanging out. It also had some scrapes and scratches. It was not too bad. I'm glad it hit where it did. A few inches over, where the glass cockpit is, and it would have had to either been taken out of the Museum, or had major repair. And this museum doesn't have that kind of museum. We're pretty ghetto, as far as Museums go.
2007-06-24 10:43:37
daddyofdeath
A REAL Combat Engineer in the house
+187|6698|UK Bradford W,Yorks. Age 27
Lol, Ghetto museum......do you drive-by the customers houses that do not donate to the cause!!!
2007-06-24 10:50:04
The_Mac
Member
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daddyofdeath wrote:

Lol, Ghetto museum......do you drive-by the customers houses that do not donate to the cause!!!
LMFAO! I really laughed at that. Nah, what I meant is that we get our money for paint by donations, the museum's free, and the indoor exhibited is a rooted trailer It's pretty rustic for a museum, but it's nice, and we have some good displays. We're ranked #5 in  the 101 Places to do/go in San Diego Magazine, so I guess somebody likes us, lol.
2007-06-24 10:56:23
daddyofdeath
A REAL Combat Engineer in the house
+187|6698|UK Bradford W,Yorks. Age 27
Cool. I love visiting  the old aircraft museums here in the UK. I was a steward on one last year. I was pissed up and turned up with my buddy who was doing it, and the boss of the airfield just said ''here''...and passed me my stewards bib and pass. It was an awesome day!

 

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