Preflight Mortar Rounds As A 727 Taxis for Takeoff

Mortar rounds explode near a taxiing aircraft at Kirkuk airfield
siftbotsays...

Self promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Saturday, March 31st, 2012 1:07am PDT - promote requested by original submitter eric3579.

Paybacksays...

"This is your captain, please return your trays and seats to the upright position. Fasten your safety belts, and be advised we are expecting some minor turbulence as we taxi to runway 3 South."

radxsays...

Granted, I've only ever seen 120mm HE live at Bovington, but those explosions do look awfully big and fiery for mortar rounds. Rocket artillery, perhaps?

deathcowsays...

Eventually all commercial flights in the USA will be like this, with the TSA fighting back hordes of wheelchaired grandmothers and teddy bear wielding 3 yr olds.

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