How the hell does someone steal a Fuselage?

Dj_Jestar · 25 Mar 2011 at 13:45

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12857903

I mean, what?!

Surely they just mean "unknown whereabouts"? Seriously? Stealing a fuselage? What would they do with it, without being detected?

rypt · 25 Mar 2011 at 13:46

Guns, a bridge and Army ration packs also went missing. In total, goods worth nearly £700,000 were taken in the UK.

How do you steal a bridge?

StoutMeister · 25 Mar 2011 at 13:53

******, neighbours of Maximum Triceratops, see here, pics included as proof:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18241284

Ahleckz · 25 Mar 2011 at 14:07

Glasgow Council has lost a steam train. It's somewhere in the city, but they don't know where. Madness.

Pate · 25 Mar 2011 at 14:08

Ahleckz said:
Glasgow Council has lost a steam train. It's somewhere in the city, but they don't know where. Madness.

HAHAHA, tell them to stop drinking tennants.

dannyjo22 · 25 Mar 2011 at 14:16

I've known of more expensive aircraft parts than that get through security on the back of a lorry. The article says the most expensive part stolen was...

"The most valuable single item to be stolen was a helicopter rotor tuner worth £50,000, which was taken in November."

So I'm guessing they did them a favour stealing an old aircraft fuselage, saves them having to scrap it.

Cosimo · 25 Mar 2011 at 14:20

The fuselage probably got nicked by pikies and sold off as scrap.

gettothechopper · 25 Mar 2011 at 14:20

rypt said:
How do you steal a bridge?

it will be a small foot bridge made of aluminium that folds up and packs down really small - I imagine it fits in a van, and that it was stolen for the recycling cash from all that metal

Castiel · 25 Mar 2011 at 14:21

By being very, very, very sneaky.

and having a big truck.

Jengo · 25 Mar 2011 at 14:21

rypt said:
How do you steal a bridge?

Im assuming they mean one of these bad boys!

Unless they are talking like "ships bridge" in which case... what the hell

Greebo · 25 Mar 2011 at 14:28

Other loot included a bridge, a boat rudder, body armour, a water browser, guns, charity cash, computers, televisions, marker lights and a flag.

They really are careless with their stuff.

And they have had this lot stoeln in the UK over the last 10 years:

included ten defence cars, along with seven Land Rovers, 17 motorcycles, 11 quad bikes, two forklifts and a mini-bus. The other two stolen vehicles were not named.

And electronic stuff as follows:

In total the ministries reported the loss of 518 laptops, 131 BlackBerrys or iPhones, 104 mobile devices and 932 electronic storage devices over the past two years, at an estimated cost to the taxpayer of £781,453.

Pate · 25 Mar 2011 at 14:32

Jengo said:
Im assuming they mean one of these bad boys!

Unless they are talking like "ships bridge" in which case... what the hell

Is that on an army base down in the SE of England?

Greebo · 25 Mar 2011 at 14:36

kenmare said:
Is that on an army base down in the SE of England?

Not anymore. It's been stolen! :eek:

gettothechopper · 25 Mar 2011 at 14:40

Greebo said:
Other loot included a bridge, a boat rudder, body armour, a water browser, guns, charity cash, computers, televisions, marker lights and a flag.

They really are careless with their stuff.

And they have had this lot stoeln in the UK over the last 10 years:

And electronic stuff as follows:

you are talking about hundreds of bases, camps, and storage buildings as well as hundreds of thousands of people involved

most of it will turn up one day, just not in the warehouse it should be

Greebo · 25 Mar 2011 at 14:43

gettothechopper said:
you are talking about hundreds of bases, camps, and storage buildings as well as hundreds of thousands of people involved

most of it will turn up one day, just not in the warehouse it should be

Not really. The electrical report one said that so far the MOD had only recovered £40k of them.

Unlikely they will ever find them again.

Jengo · 25 Mar 2011 at 14:43

kenmare said:
Is that on an army base down in the SE of England?

Stock photo, no idea

Morbius · 25 Mar 2011 at 14:47

Large coat pockets.

gettothechopper · 25 Mar 2011 at 14:48

Greebo said:
Not really. The electrical report one said that so far the MOD had only recovered £40k of them.

Unlikely they will ever find them again.

oh im sure a lot has actually been stolen

but the logistics chain for the MOD is massive and very very complicated, a lot of that stuff is sat in a warehouse somewhere with the wrong NSN stamped on it!

wonko · 25 Mar 2011 at 14:55

It was obviously stolen in plane sight.

Jengo · 25 Mar 2011 at 14:58

wonko said:
It was obviously stolen in plane sight.