Prayut Urged To Clarify Private Use Of F-16 Fighter Jets

[webfact]

Move Forward MPs, left, and a F-16 Fighting Falcon jet flying high, right. Photo: Matichon

 

By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha was today (Feb.2) told to clarify a private use of a couple of F-16 fighter jets, allegedly involving former air force chief Napadej Dhupatemiya.

 

Move Forward MP Pijarn Chaowapattanawong called on Prayut in his concurrent capacity of defence minister as well as air force spokesman ACM Prapat Sonjaidee to promptly give a truthful explanation about last August’s event in which the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon jets were used on private purposes of the then-air force chief Napadej.

 

Napadej allegedly managed to have the two F-16s fly above the sea in the upper part of the Gulf of Thailand in honour of his late father/former air force chief Prapan Dhupatemiya during an ash-floating ritual for the deceased, according to the Move Forward MP who said an unidentified air force officer had given him the information.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/02/02/prayut-urged-to-clarify-private-use-of-f-16-fighter-jets/

 

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[spidermike007]

I am the big man. Don't you realize how omnipotent my authority is? Why am I constantly being questioned about these kinds of things? Do you guys actually think this is some kind of democracy? What made you think such a thing? Why don't you show me the respect and fealty I deserve? 

[Srikcir]

Maybe this is why Prayut wants F-35s. They won't be detected during personal use.

[2baht]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

to promptly give a truthful explanation

That gave me a quiet chuckle! ????

[2baht]

2 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

Prayut is the Thai version of Trump.

Nobody is like that lying, one term losing, arrogant buffoon! Prayut has better hair!

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha was today (Feb.2) told to clarify a private use of a couple of F-16 fighter jets, allegedly involving former air force chief Napadej Dhupatemiya.

It's called pulling strings.

[steven100]

8 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

It's called pulling strings.

exactly ....  and it happens everywhere else,  even in the good old US of A.   Sometime the chiefs get caught out and have to explain and other times they get away with it.

[ezzra]

Reading the headlines, at first i thought that the planes were used to escort Chinese tourists...

[onthedarkside]

off topic trolling meme and replies removed

[NanLaew]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Move Forward MPs, left, and a F-16 Fighting Falcon jet flying high, right. Photo: Matichon

Just in case members can't tell the difference between a politician and a fighter jet maybe?

 

Back on topic, isn't it acceptable for a former high-ranking officer to have such a display arranged by his progeny who is also a former high-ranking officer in the same service?

 

Unless these politicians are suddenly worried about carbon footprints, they're not going anywhere with this complaint. Your party is called Move Forward so please try harder and do something more pithy and more meaningful for your 'subscribers'.

[ignore it]

Hey, who doesn't love the Thai "go for it" attitude?

[JimGant]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

were used on private purposes

Give me a break. It's certainly not a "private purpose" to honor deceased members of the armed forces, particularly high ranking ones, with hardware peculiar to that service. And, in the interest of cost, the RTAF probably does what we (US) do for our flyovers -- after the divert for the flyover, redirect to the training area for a "bump heads" to satisfy towards quarterly intercept requirements. The article in question, for hype purposes, mentions the cost of this mission -- without regard that most of the fuel was for training (presumably), and that the cost attributed to pilot pay is a sunk cost, payable even when playing golf.

 

I guess if the deceased had been an Army general, and there had been a 21 gun salute -- then this disgruntled MP would have considered the howitzers used for private purposes.....

 

No "gotcha" here, folks.

[Orinoco]

Looks like  the Air force's day for Pants down.

Thailand officials just can't keep them up at the moment. 

Who's turn will it be tomorrow. 

 

[Andycoops]

6 hours ago, 2baht said:

Nobody is like that lying, one term losing, arrogant buffoon! Prayut has better hair!

Dyed hair that is Toos would be white without any.

[bangon04]

7 hours ago, ezzra said:

Reading the headlines, at first i thought that the planes were used to escort Chinese tourists...

don't give them ideas......

[BritScot]

8 hours ago, steven100 said:

exactly ....  and it happens everywhere else,  even in the good old US of A.   Sometime the chiefs get caught out and have to explain and other times they get away with it.

Yep your right. A captain of an aircraft carrier in the uk had the audacity to do what every other ships captain had done before him and used the allocated captains/ships car for a personal trip. He lost the ship which I personally think was wrong.

 

I think the fact that his father had been a top man then it is only right that he got the respect he deserved (right or wrong). I'm surprised they only could find only 2 aircraft that were in working order which would cause me more concern: Why were only two aircraft used?"

[Sydebolle]

I just hope that nobody is really surprised; lets see what funny ideas the navy will come up with once the engineless submarines are blessed, named, monk-treated and activated. Underwater girlie parties?