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Jack Cook
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to fly the a/c is terminated :shock:
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What the heck took place here?

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I've seen this done at dragstrips. They like to do a burnout to get the tires sticky for better traction. :D
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Jack... Thanks for ALL the great pics, in case I've never said it or so implied!

Some poor dumb airedale's BAD DAY.

Note the deck crew jumping out of his skivvies!
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Probably a fuel pressure relief valve stuck open and it dumped fuel somewhere HOT. We had it happen on the PROVOST, but fortunately Chief Mechanic Elkins waved us off. A GOOD thing too. We had nary a camera handy! :lol:

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I'd have to suggest, eject and launch that beast with all it's live ordinance sitting in the fire. :lol:

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This wasin the mid/late 80s has I remember reading about it in
Approach magazine. I don't recall the particulars though.

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sdennison wrote:
I'd have to suggest, eject and launch that beast with all it's live ordinance sitting in the fire. :lol:


In that order, if you please. :shock:

What's the timing of the ejection sequence on the A-6? The seats must have fired an instant after the shutter clicked.
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My thoughts exactly! I see it's still in the shoe so, launch baby launch! :shock:

Wonder what actually happend after this photo.

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Wonder what actually happend after this photo.

pilot & BN passed the float test :shock:

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Looks like it's a VA-176 Thunderbolts bird

USS Independence CV-62 (Maybe?)

I have not heard of this incident but man, look at the canopy go!!

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I'd have to suggest, eject and launch that beast with all it's live ordinance sitting in the fire. :lol:


I see a few external fuel tanks, but no ordinance.

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see a few external fuel tanks, but no ordinance.

I'd say that's a A-6E not a KA-6D wrong modex and no fuselage band.
Station 4 looks to have a MK-83 on it.

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