Bangladesh Air Force

[Informant]

ever got hit by 250 km storm ? get a hit survive then talk.

Werent there report before hand? I REFUSE to believe it. This is incompetency at it's best. There would have been meteorological reports regarding it. Come on!

 

[BDforever]

Werent there report before hand? I REFUSE to believe it. This is incompetency at it's best. There would have been meteorological reports regarding it. Come on!

we are talking about year 1991 not 2014

 

[Bilal9]

we are talking about year 1991 not 2014

I'd say Bangladesh is far better prepared for cyclones and tsunamis at this time with advance warning systems and shelters than any country in the subcontinent. But - in reality, you can't really prepare for massive eventualities like this. Just the nature of the beast.

And yes - dead fish are everywhere after a cyclone. But rotting fish are a nuisance anyhow...

 

[Luftwaffe]

What was your AF doing? Letting such assets float away, literally.

Japanese F-2 [copy of f-16s] got trashed due to 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Most will be recovered but F-6s were already old. So it was not incompetence and if that was incompetence than Japanese are also incompetent for losing a 100m+ Aircraft each.

 

[Informant]

Japanese F-2 [copy of f-16s] got trashed due to 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Most will be recovered but F-6s were already old. So it was not incompetence and if that was incompetence than Japanese are also incompetent for losing a 100m+ Aircraft each.

Can you scientifically predict earthquakes? Nopes, no solid reliable technology is present. But weather is predictable and you meteorology departments for such reasons. Do you mean to tell me that the Bangla authorities failed to determine such a huge storm was on their way or their roundabouts?

Gross incompetency. No two ways about it.

 

[Bilal9]

Can you scientifically predict earthquakes? Nopes, no solid reliable technology is present. But weather is predictable and you meteorology departments for such reasons. Do you mean to tell me that the Bangla authorities failed to determine such a huge storm was on their way or their roundabouts?

Gross incompetency. No two ways about it.

If you wanted to trash the reputation of the Govt. in Bangladesh or Pakistan (for an event that happened 25 some odd years ago), you could find lots of ways and excuses to do it. Why limit it to natural disasters or acts of God? And the point of this exercise is??

This in the US is called Monday morning quarterbacking. Everybody becomes a critic after the fact. Hindsight is always 20/20. I think there were far more able experts and meteorologists in Bangladesh that looked at this post-event (and took remediatory steps) compared to any of us lay idiots posting 'opinions' on this forum. Sometimes your options are limited to remediation only - like in the Tsunami in Indonesia and Thailand. If you have a critique - then post specific constructive steps that should have been taken instead of wholesale criticism.

 

[Informant]

If you wanted to trash the reputation of the Govt. in Bangladesh or Pakistan (for an event that happened 25 some odd years ago), you could find lots of ways and excuses to do it. Why limit it to natural disasters or acts of God? And the point of this exercise is??

This in the US is called Monday morning quarterbacking. Everybody becomes a critic after the fact. Hindsight is always 20/20. I think there were far more able experts and meteorologists in Bangladesh that looked at this post-event (and took remediatory steps) compared to any of us lay idiots posting 'opinions' on this forum. Sometimes your options are limited to remediation only - like in the Tsunami in Indonesia and Thailand. If you have a critique - then post specific constructive steps that should have been taken instead of wholesale criticism.

This is not badmouthing GoB, it is pointing out the incompetency of the parties involved. Tsunami is underwatr eathquake caused which we still cannot detect. We can hurricanes and cyclones.

Im not an idiot, speak for yourself.

 

[BDforever]

This is not badmouthing GoB, it is pointing out the incompetency of the parties involved. Tsunami is underwatr eathquake caused which we still cannot detect. We can hurricanes and cyclones.

Im not an idiot, speak for yourself.

we are talking about tsunami which can be monitored from long way.
we are not idiot, speak for yourself

 

[Informant]

we are talking about tsunami which can be monitored from long way.
we are not idiot, speak for yourself

Then refute my claim, what was the BAF or GoB doing when the cyclone was detected? Im not calling anyone an idiot.

 

[BDforever]

Then refute my claim, what was the BAF or GoB doing when the cyclone was detected? Im not calling anyone an idiot.

do you realized that we are talking about 23 years old story ?

 

[Informant]

do you realized that we are talking about 23 years old story ?

doesnt matter when you guys lost 40 plus combat planes.

But lets move i suppose.

 

[BDforever]

doesnt matter when you guys lost 40 plus combat planes.

But lets move i suppose.

yes it matters , do you know why ? because there was huge technological difference from now specially in this part

 

[kalu_miah]

It was not a good idea to make an air base on a tidal zone in the first place. Tidal wave is historically common in this area, that should have been taken into account before making a decision to make an airbase and park so many fighter planes there. Not moving them before the cyclone was also idiotic.

Bangladesh Air force must take full responsibility for this blunder, but what can we expect from a nation who are prone to so many blunders, including 1971 war of separation. 42 long years later, we find out finally that we never became independent but rather a vassal of India? So nothing is surprising from the so called elite and leaders of this Bangladeshi people.

 

[UKBengali]

It was not a good idea to make an air base on a tidal zone in the first place. Tidal wave is historically common in this area, that should have been taken into account before making a decision to make an airbase and park so many fighter planes there. Not moving them before the cyclone was also idiotic.

Bangladesh Air force must take full responsibility for this blunder, but what can we expect from a nation who are prone to so many blunders, including 1971 war of separation. 42 long years later, we find out finally that we never became independent but rather a vassal of India? So nothing is surprising from the so called elite and leaders of this Bangladeshi people.

Are you seriously thinking it was a blunder to separate from Pakistan?

The old Pakistan was never going to work to start off with due to geography. There were two wings of equal population with 1000 miles of hostile India separating them. Also, West Pakistanis had a superiority complex and would never rightly allow the dominant Bengalis to run the country.

Look at the state of Pakistan now, with extreme instability and poor economic growth and the relative stability and much higher levels of growth that BD is experiencing and you can see who is better off.

All we need is for the Awami League to be kicked out, new government to take BD relations with China much closer and then BD will have true independence and development.

BD is much better off having separated from Pakistan.

 

[BDforever]

It was not a good idea to make an air base on a tidal zone in the first place. Tidal wave is historically common in this area, that should have been taken into account before making a decision to make an airbase and park so many fighter planes there. Not moving them before the cyclone was also idiotic.

Bangladesh Air force must take full responsibility for this blunder, but what can we expect from a nation who are prone to so many blunders, including 1971 war of separation. 42 long years later, we find out finally that we never became independent but rather a vassal of India? So nothing is surprising from the so called elite and leaders of this Bangladeshi people.

yes they were even liar