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Master of Mayhem
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I have just one question.......WHERE THE HELL IS THE WARHEADBy Beau Zimmer
WTSP-TV Tampa
YBOR CITY, FL -- The Air Force is confirming a Patriot Missile was found in a Tampa area scrap yard.
Tampa Police received a call from workers who believed they'd discovered a torpedo on July 11th. TPD's bomb squad unit was sent to Scrap-All Inc. on East 4th Avenue in Ybor City to investigate.
No one knows where the missile came from, but investigators say the device was not active and was missing its warhead and guidance chips.
An explosive ordinance was called in to transport the missile to MacDill Air Force Base, where it will be used for training exercises. Tampa Police and the Air Force say there is no need to investigate where the missile came from, because it was so old and posed no threat to the public.
After hours Wednesday, 10 News was unable to reach the owners of the scrap yard for comment.
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But how the missile got to Scrap All Inc. and who took it there remains a mystery. Nobody has claimed ownership. The two manufacturers -- Lockheed Martin and Raytheon -- that have made Patriots since the 1970s for the U.S. Army and allied nations said it's probably not theirs.