“My initial reaction was no, bad,” the pilot said in a statement following the incident. “But for some reason still unknown to me, I eventually decided to do it.”
Two U.S. Naval officers who drew a large penis in the sky with their aircraft reportedly thought the prank “would be so funny” before earning a formal rebuke for their actions, according to a newly revealed transcript from the investigation into the 2017 incident.
“Dude, that would be so funny,” the pilot added later. “Airliner’s coming back on their way into Seattle, just this big f***ing, giant penis.” After they realized that their prank had worked better than expected, the officers attempted to draw over the giant phallus floating in the sky, but their attempts were unsuccessful. As the aircraft was running low on fuel, they returned to base. Shortly after, superiors approached them for an explanation, telling them they would face repercussions.
"The Navy holds its aircrew to the highest standards and we find this absolutely unacceptable, of zero training value and we are holding the crew accountable,” the Navy told the news station in an official statement at the time.
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