Parachuting teddy bears breach "heavily guarded" airspace

[Jim Logajan]

"Teddy bears drop in, bring down 2 Belarus generals
By By YURAS KARMANAU and FRANK JORDANS – 1 day ago
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — It's probably the first time in history that teddy bears have defeated generals.
Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has sacked two of the nation's top defense officials after two Swedish advertising agency employees piloted a light plane into the country's heavily guarded airspace, dropping 879 teddy bears decked out in parachutes and slogans supporting human rights."
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Full story:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap...Cdns2A?docId=394511dd6f7f4be9b432e34c05389ade

 

[Skylane81E]

Good for them, took some brass ones!

 

[Pi1otguy]

What were they supposed to do? Shoot down an unarmed civilian plane caring teddy bears?

 

[flyingron]

I think you'll find one of the offending pilots in the right seat here...

N5327K by dfndr13, on Flickr

 

[Jim Logajan]

What were they supposed to do? Shoot down an unarmed civilian plane caring teddy bears?

The pilots didn't indicate they were even visited by interceptors, which would presumably be the first step.

 

[Dr. O]

Well, dropping leaflets on Cuba has bad side effects...

 

[Old Geek]

Well, dropping leaflets on Cuba has bad side effects...

And turkeys over Cincinnati.

 

[Stevel]

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!!!"

 

[Captain]

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!!!"

WKRP?

 

[flyingron]

The bear in the my plane above is wearing a "Bears Fly" T-Shirt (it says People fly too, on the back...a dig at the women fly shirt that has "OK, men fly too" on the back).

He's a regular staple at some of the local airshows.

 

[Old Geek]

Well, dropping leaflets on Cuba has bad side effects...

As did dropping paratroopers.

 

[bbchien]

Nice Globe GC1B...

 

[airbornejohnny]

Belarus is rethinking the bear essentials to secure their airspace.

 

[Rigged4Flight]

Wasn't there a German teenager back in the 70's that flew in to Moscow in a 172? He had Cold War sized brass ones.

 

[Bob Noel]

Wasn't there a German teenager back in the 70's that flew in to Moscow in a 172? He had Cold War sized brass ones.

Maybe, maybe not, but he had less common sense than a house plant.

 

[Rigged4Flight]

Maybe, maybe not, but he had less common sense than a house plant.

I just read the article that Jim linked to. Turns out it was in 1987, and it was the catalyst that enabled Gorbachev to purge various high ranking military officials. Good stuff.

...edit:

Wow - Mathias has had a very eventful/strange life since that stunt.
http://www.weht.net/Mathias_Rust.html

 

[weilke]

Wow - Mathias has had a very eventful/strange life since that stunt.
http://www.weht.net/Mathias_Rust.html

Google personality disorder, narcicist subtype.