The Air Force’s $2.6 Million Defender Fender-Bender

By Mark Thompson | @MarkThompson_DC | November 17, 2011 | +

What an over-confident and excessively-motivated Air Force pilot saw (most likely) just before his career self-destructed (all but certainly) / Air Force photo

Ever yawn while at the wheel, maybe slumber a little bit at a stop sign – and tap the car in front of you? I’m sure it has happened to a lot of us. Just be thankful you weren’t at the controls of an F-16 when it happened. Back in July, one U.S. F-16 ran into the other at South Korea’s Kusan air base. Thankfully, both were on the ground.

A just-released investigation into the mishap says (click on it to enlarge):

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