US: A-10 Thunderbolt "Accidentally Drops Bombs" Over Michigan

An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, pulls away from a tanker (not shown) after refueling on the way to Serbian targets during Operation ALLIED FORCE. - Photo: Wikipedia

BELGRADE - A military plane accidentally dropped six training bombs and a training missile while flying over Oscoda County, Michigan. There were no injuries and officials are blaming the drop on a mechanical failure.

The A-10 Thunderbolt Michigan Air National Guard aircraft was leaving Detroit's Selfridge Air National Guard Base, carrying the training munitions about 200 miles northwest to Camp Grayling. Camp director Lt. Col. Matthew Trumble called the accidental release a "rare" occurrence, and said that he hadn't seen an incident like this in his 20 years of service.

Trumble told WWTV, "The phase of the flight they were in was prior to arriving to the...