A man broke into Shannon Airport in Ireland today, climbed onto the wing of a parked US Air Force C-130 Hercules and damaged the fuselage, taking the aircraft out of service.
A man broke into Shannon Airport in Ireland today, climbed onto the wing of a parked US Air Force C-130 Hercules and damaged the fuselage, taking the aircraft out of service.
Great security posture. Especially as US is at war with Iran.
Leading_Procedure_23 on
NydusRush on
Hope the PM pays his bail and his bar tab.
richchiggawigga on
Security at your service
firemanlala on
Good on you, lad.
In the great Irish tradition of opposing imperialism, and turning swords into ploughshares. ✌️
kevinovski182 on
This is how it’s done! Fuck USA
Silly_Employer_3107 on
This guy is about to be in millions of dollars worth of debt.
chaosin-a-teacup on
If this was today all the Garda are out trying to move protesters away from refineries and main roads so he picked his moment well.
gerrineer on
Good for him.
cerealfordinneragain on
maxwellgrounds on
Reading this headline: “Oh great, another loon—uh, nevermind. Carry on good sir”
Sudden_Fact_733 on
Absolute legend
keep_it_irie on
“Did I tell you about the time I was an aircraft mechanic?”
bitavk on
Probably got paid $10k in order to put a $70m aircraft out of service. Pretty good ROI for his employer
heathmon1856 on
I’m an American and this doesn’t make me upset at all. I honestly have no country pride anymore because of how shitty this country has been especially in this century. I actively root against our teams in world championships.
pokesquid671 on
Au2288 on
Life has become increasingly & unnecessarily expensive. I’ve questioned if I have to either sell drugs, my body or do something like this to obtain the peace of mind I had, checks notes, 18 fucking months ago.
melina26 on
There’s something on the wing!
jdbway on
Is there going to be a standoff with Ireland over extradition now?
Fickle_Cranberry1014 on
Is that what they call a gremlin
Cryogenicist on
Congrats, Republicans.
You have turned average civilians in our allied nations against us,
Fucking assholes in the GOP need to get wrecked
olearyboy on
Excellent, it should force a resolution on the use of Ireland as a logistics area and Ireland’s neutrality – this has been long debated and it’s suspected the US has been caring arms and possible enemy combatants through Ireland’s land, waters and airspace for years.
I was part of a security exercise while in the USAF. The goal was to get on the flight line to test security forces response. I hopped a fence, walked to and stood at the front wheels of a C-130 for about 10 minutes before I got told to come back because the base commander showed up and was pissed at SF. Glad to see nothing has changed in the last 18 years.
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Great security posture. Especially as US is at war with Iran.
Hope the PM pays his bail and his bar tab.
Security at your service
Good on you, lad.
In the great Irish tradition of opposing imperialism, and turning swords into ploughshares. ✌️
This is how it’s done! Fuck USA
This guy is about to be in millions of dollars worth of debt.
If this was today all the Garda are out trying to move protesters away from refineries and main roads so he picked his moment well.
Good for him.
Reading this headline: “Oh great, another loon—uh, nevermind. Carry on good sir”
Absolute legend
“Did I tell you about the time I was an aircraft mechanic?”
Probably got paid $10k in order to put a $70m aircraft out of service. Pretty good ROI for his employer
I’m an American and this doesn’t make me upset at all. I honestly have no country pride anymore because of how shitty this country has been especially in this century. I actively root against our teams in world championships.
Life has become increasingly & unnecessarily expensive. I’ve questioned if I have to either sell drugs, my body or do something like this to obtain the peace of mind I had, checks notes, 18 fucking months ago.
There’s something on the wing!
Is there going to be a standoff with Ireland over extradition now?
Is that what they call a gremlin
Congrats, Republicans.
You have turned average civilians in our allied nations against us,
Fucking assholes in the GOP need to get wrecked
Excellent, it should force a resolution on the use of Ireland as a logistics area and Ireland’s neutrality – this has been long debated and it’s suspected the US has been caring arms and possible enemy combatants through Ireland’s land, waters and airspace for years.
[https://www.military.com/daily-news/2026/01/23/irish-lawmaker-wants-legislation-requiring-us-military-aircraft-inspections.html](https://www.military.com/daily-news/2026/01/23/irish-lawmaker-wants-legislation-requiring-us-military-aircraft-inspections.html)
More power to him!
Not a man. A hero did that
I don’t see anyone, it was probably just the wind
This is how its done!
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Good lad
Good. Spend money on love not war.
That’s a patriot.
Quick fix
The bill !
Good lad
Oh well
Was he trying to fly to Gitmo? Because that’s how to get to fly to Gitmo.
When I do this on GTA they start shooting
You know you’ve pissed the entire world off when the Irish are doing this to your planes.
Do better USA
★★★★★
Salute
William Shatner saw the unauthorised person on the wing but everyone thought he was crazy!
https://preview.redd.it/xmj1j6txklug1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5dc6068eb32d6f0837c2a833263967d8ba197be2
I was part of a security exercise while in the USAF. The goal was to get on the flight line to test security forces response. I hopped a fence, walked to and stood at the front wheels of a C-130 for about 10 minutes before I got told to come back because the base commander showed up and was pissed at SF. Glad to see nothing has changed in the last 18 years.
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Good job, boyo!