jwcoon
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Post by jwcoon on Mar 24, 2009 22:47:18 GMT 9
I remember when we were playing in some type of East Coast Exercise in June of 81 and Capt Kane barely made it out of a Dart that went into uncontrolled aileron roles up near Annsville. He just made it out at around 4K feet and got hung up in a tree, ended up with this amazing mult-colored eye, but luckily didnt lose it. The interesting parts of the story was we were both recent transplants to the Grif from Florida, me from Homestead, and my old unit from Homestead, the 307th, was up at Grif for this exercise. I believe i had helped launch Capt Kanes jet, then on the way back to the shack i was asked if i wanted to help launch my old F-4 out. Turned out to be on the same mission package. I do not remember the tail number of Kanes bird but i remember being told it was the first Dart crash for the 49th since 75. I know the DCM thought it was some kind of joke when he had to interview the maintanence guys and i ended up "reporting" to his office twice the same morning lol. Thought he was going to have a heart attack.
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Post by lindel on Mar 25, 2009 3:09:18 GMT 9
I don't remember one it 81, but I know one went down in 79, I think. Col. Lowe lost the drive for the hydraulics and the plane went ballistic. He punched out over the Adirondaks IIRC. I think it was 082, but I can't swear to it.
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Post by lindel on Mar 25, 2009 9:06:10 GMT 9
It was in 81, I stand corrected.
ROME- Air Force officials say they will convene a board of officers to learn what caused Thursday's crash of a F-106 fighter-interceptor jet during major East Coast maneuvers. The pilot ejected to safety.
The smoldering wreckage of the $15 million aircraft was located Thursday morning, about nine hours after the 1:30 a.m. crash, in the rugged Tug Hill Plateau 14 miles northwest of here. The plane reportedly smashed into thick woods two miles northwest of where Capt. John Kane, 27, was found hanging from his parachute in a hemlock tree, 40 feet above the ground near the town of Annsville.
The site is 14 miles northwest of GRIFFISS Air Force Base, where Kane is assigned to the 49th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. A flare Kane had fired attracted rescue units, who rescued him at about 4 a.m. Kane, a Sodus native, was taken to the base hospital for treatment and released. He was described in good condition with a bruise under his right eye. No injuries to area residents were reported.
Air force Sgt. John Pitzeruse said Kane triggered explosive charges under his ejection seat and was hurtled from the aircraft about 4,000 feet above the ground. His parachute backpack opened and dropped him into the arms of the tree. The aircraft reportedly went into a series of rolls and lost power before crashing. An Air Force response team was assisted by state police, county Sheriff's Department personnel and Taberg Fire Department volunteers, Pitzeruse said.
The rescuers trudged through knee deep mud in the swampy, mosquito ridden area. A 15-man Air Force search team located the wreckage in an area known as the 46 Corners, where a number of dirt roads meet in thick woods. Pitzeruse said he did not know whether the plane had been coming in for a landing when it crashed. He said the fighter was taking part in the Amalgam Chief exercise, a two day East Coast event that began Wednesday night.
In Washington, Air Force officials said Amalgam chief is part of a series that runs six times a year, alternating between the East and West coasts. "Many dozens" of aircraft from Maine to Florida were involved in this week's exercise, the Air Force said. Planes are scrambled to intercept simulated "enemy" aircraft that try to breech the nation's radar defense screen.
The exercises are conducted at night, when civilian air traffic is lightest. Overall control of the exercise is assigned to the North American Air Defense Command in Colorado Springs, Colo., with aircraft participating from theTactical and Strategic Air Commands, the Marines and the Navy. The Air Force said Thursday night's Amalgam Chief flights would go on as scheduled. No other incidents were reported. Pitzeruse said Kane's fighter was on a route approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Delta Dart fighter was one of 20 F-106 aircraft of the 49th fighter Interceptor Squadron. F-106 aircraft were put into service in 1959. The last crash of a Griffiss F-106 occurred in 1975 without loss of life. Three other planes went down in 1973 in unrelated accidents, and two of those planes' pilots were killed.
An eyewitness to Thursday's crash described it as "a big red fireball." Kane, a 1976 graduate of the Air Force Academy, was assigned to the squadron in September after serving in Florida. One searcher, Sgt. Robert Saunders of the Oneida County Sheriff's office, said Kane joked with his rescuers when he was found. "I'm just hanging around," Kane reportedly told them.
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Post by lindel on Mar 25, 2009 9:18:31 GMT 9
27th October 1978 USAF F‑106A 59‑0078 49th FIS NY, USA pilot ejected safely Convair
This is the one that Col Lowe was involved in.
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Post by Cougar on Mar 25, 2009 15:18:43 GMT 9
27th October 1978 USAF F‑106A 59‑0078 49th FIS NY, USA pilot ejected safely Convair This is the one that Col Lowe was involved in. Event occurred at 44-2' N, 75-1' W; Star Lake, Herkimer, NY 30 minutes into flight pilot reported hydraulic problem and declared emergency; Attempted recovery to Griffiss failed; ejection sequence initiated, successfully; aircraft destroyed. :salute :us_flag
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Post by lindel on Mar 25, 2009 19:15:44 GMT 9
They discovered during the crash investigation that the driveshaft to the hydraulics had sheared.
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Post by Tom Dlugosh on Mar 26, 2009 2:18:17 GMT 9
Did the "six" cost $15m? I thought it was more in the range of $3-4m.
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Post by Mark O on Mar 26, 2009 2:19:46 GMT 9
Did the "six" cost $15m? I thought it was more in the range of $3-4m. 1981 dollars! Mark
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Post by wusker on Apr 24, 2024 16:33:37 GMT 9
John Kane who was a young pilot at the 87th when he ejected during my dads time as squadron commander there. I thought that guy was so cool with his black eye and scars from hangin by his chute in a tree. One night at the squadron party he taught me how to pump the keg for the pilots and told me to have a beer so i helped myself to a few beers at 10 years old, dad thought it was hilarious mom was not so happy. So many good memories from those guys, and the stories i could tell you about jimmy lowe, biting the pantyhose off of a generals wifes leg, OR knocking on barracks doors and spraying people with a fire extinguisher in the middle of the night when they answered and riding a lawnmower into the O club LOL. Him and my dad were best friends when we were at Malmstrom. It was a great time to be an air force brat.
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Post by LBer1568 on Apr 24, 2024 22:26:33 GMT 9
Welcome to the site and thanks to your father for his service. However, those things that you remember as "Great" are actually counter to the rules and Regs we swear to defend. I spent 23 years in USAF and had four children along the way. I would hope I set a better role model for them. I am not saying I was an Angel, but as a Chief I set the standards that those below me should follow. I remember doing some things back when I was a young Airman that I would never do again. Lorin
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Post by Bullhunter on Apr 27, 2024 0:29:22 GMT 9
Welcome to the site and thanks to your father for his service. However, those things that you remember as "Great" are actually counter to the rules and Regs we swear to defend. I spent 23 years in USAF and had four children along the way. I would hope I set a better role model for them. I am not saying I was an Angel, but as a Chief I set the standards that those below me should follow. I remember doing some things back when I was a young Airman that I would never do again. Lorin I think that fits most of us.
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