Apartment Building Inadvertently Hit By Practice Bomb

Tulsa, Oklahoma An Air National Guard plane en route to the Smokey Hill Gunnery Range in Salina, Kansas accidentally dropped a BDU-33 practice bomb shortly after taking off. The BDU 33 reportedly hit the foundation of an apartment building within the Canyon Creek apartment complex causing minor damage. No one was injured by the incident.

Local residents called the Tulsa Police Department who responded with a team from the ATF with technical support provided by a military EOD unit. The practice bomb was safely removed from the apartment complex by the EOD unit. An investigation has been launched to determine why the bomb fell from the aircraft. The aircraft involved in the incident is part of the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing.