| Local reaction to training bomb dropped in Va. Beach
She says she didn't hear the training bomb land, but did notice the jets were louder today and seemed to be flying a bit lower. The Navy says earlier in the day, the F/A-18C Hornet was conducting a training mission at the Navy's Dare County, North Carolina Bombing Range. A former A-6 intruder pilot familiar with these types of training missions says, "It's almost unheard of. There's various things that can happen at intervals ranging from error in the cockpit to mechanical malfunction on the airplane."
The former pilot described how the training bomb, which often releases a small plume of smoke when it lands, works. "It's harmless and it's only so you can see the location of where the bomb hits. It's for target practice basically."
The Virginia Beach warehouse was obviously not the Navy's intended target. Now it's investigating what caused the training bomb to accidentally drop.
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Local reaction to training bomb dropped in Va. Beach
She says she didn't hear the training bomb land, but did notice the jets were louder today and seemed to be flying a bit lower. The Navy says earlier in the day, the F/A-18C Hornet was conducting a training mission at the Navy's Dare County, North Carolina Bombing Range. A former A-6 intruder pilot familiar with these types of training missions says, "It's almost unheard of. There's various things that can happen at intervals ranging from error in the cockpit to mechanical malfunction on the airplane."
The former pilot described how the training bomb, which often releases a small plume of smoke when it lands, works. "It's harmless and it's only so you can see the location of where the bomb hits. It's for target practice basically."
The Virginia Beach warehouse was obviously not the Navy's intended target. Now it's investigating what caused the training bomb to accidentally drop.
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You will find residences housing not just beauty salons and gymnasiums, but also small-scale industrial units manufacturing gates and wrought-iron furniture. Though the building bylaws clearly state that residential premises cannot be used for anything else than residential purposes without seeking prior permission from the authorities concerned, the violation of rules in most parts is blatant. In Chandigarh, the Administration has allowed nursing homes to operate from residential buildings by relaxing the norms. Besides, doctors, architects, chartered accountants and lawyers have also been permitted to use a portion of their residential premises for professional activity. Norms have been relaxed to allow PCOs and STD booths to function from these areas. But a visit to different parts of the city, including Sectors 25 and 45, is enough to reveal that even provision, general merchandise and stationary stores are functioning from houses and adjoining garages.
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