GGTharos Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 (edited) One of the members of the community, known as STRIKER, playing with 3sqn, was in an CV-22 that was shot down over Afganistan the other day. Last news from the VTB forums is that he is currently fighting for his life. http://www.virtualthunderbirds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=26646 Update: Chris made it through surgery and is in recovery and is going to get sent to germany from there he is going to get sent home on leave Edit: The military has listed the cause of the crash as unknown, so the title I gave the thread could be wrong. Edited April 9, 2010 by GGTharos 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
Moby Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 We will keep him in prayer sir. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] www.beersims.freeforums.com
PoleCat Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 (edited) On behalf of the 104th Phoneix I would like to say that our thoughts and prayers go out to Striker and his family. Out Edited April 9, 2010 by PoleCat http://www.104thphoenix.com/
claycephus Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 I praise him for serving. And I wish him the best. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
EvilBivol-1 Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 My thoughts and support. - EB [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Nothing is easy. Everything takes much longer. The Parable of Jane's A-10 Forum Rules
garengarch Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Best wishes Striker. Speedy recovery. Godspeed. Vega 2700x /16Gb ram/480Gb SSD/1Tb Seagate/nVidia 2080/Win 10 64 bit Rift. T-flight pedals.
Boberro Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 I wish him the best. Reminder: Fighter pilots make movies. Bomber pilots make... HISTORY! :D | Also to be remembered: FRENCH TANKS HAVE ONE GEAR FORWARD AND FIVE BACKWARD :D ಠ_ಠ ツ
EtherealN Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Hope all goes well, and thanks for serving. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester
A.S Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Oh boy, what are you doing. ...Wish you best, strong soul, and good recovery ......things like this s### [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Boulund Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Sorry to hear! Hope for the best recovery! Core i5-760 @ 3.6Ghz, 4GB DDR3, Geforce GTX470, Samsung SATA HDD, Dell UH2311H 1920x1080, Saitek X52 Pro., FreeTrack homemade cap w/ LifeCam VX-1000, Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1. FreeTrack in DCS A10C (64bit): samttheeagle's headtracker.dll
AlphaOneSix Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Holy crap! I flew over the crash site last night, just minutes after it happened. It was still on fire. We had talked to that element on the radio earlier in the evening. We were parked in the FARP next to the other two Ospreys while we were waiting for gas as the medevac birds were bringing in the injured. Since our bird was empty, we offered to help, but there was no need, so we continued on our way. The weather was absolutely atrocious in that area last night when they were flying. Not raining or anything, but zero illumination (no moon) and overcast, so it was very, very dark. There was also significant haze, dropping the visibility even lower. The area of the crash was also very flat and uninhabited, making altitude difficult to estimate. Very sobering. I wish Striker all the best and hope for his speedy recovery. RIP to those who did not survive (3 service members and 1 civilian contractor).
Airway Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Sad to hear :cry: I hope he's recovering soon and fully! My best wishes for him, his family and friends
Case Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 My thoughts are with Striker. There are only 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.
A.S Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Nato-Helicopter-Crashes-In-Afghanistan-Killing-Four-People-Taliban-Claim-To-Have-Shot-It-Down/Article/201004215597789 http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2010/04/cv-22-osprey-down-in-afghanist.html [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
graywo1fg Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Terrible news! i still cant believe it :( my best wishes for a speedy recovery Striker! see you soon to fly some black shark with ya eh? my thoughts are also with the others who didn't make it :cry: Voice of Jester AI Death From Above =DFA= Squadron Discord - https://discord.gg/deathfromabove http://www.twitch.tv/graywo1f https://www.youtube.com/user/Lonewo1fg
Maximus Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 My prayers and thoughts goes to Striker. Speedy recovery. Maximus, The only real Maximus in DCS World. :music_whistling: I am not associated to viper 33 | Maximus. he is the imposter.
Mustang Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 This is terrible :( Very relieved to hear that Striker is still with us and on the mend, R.I.P to those who didn't make it.
104th_Crunch Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Best wishes for Striker and so sorry for the loses of those families with loved ones that didn't make it. Thank you to those people that make these sacrifices to help protect their brothers and sisters.
A.S Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 a bit offtopic...but related anyways... http://www.megavideo.com/?v=V8MKO2O5 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 We will keep him in prayer sir. you said it all .. just want to add that i'm proud of the guys who fight the talebans SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
X-man Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Im hoping for a quick recovery! :( 64th Aggressor Squadron Discord: 64th Aggressor Squadron TS: 135.181.115.54
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