Bullhunter
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Post by Bullhunter on Dec 5, 2008 1:49:55 GMT 9
During my tour (1975-78) with the 318th FIS we had an F-106 at night take off and the engine suffered what we called an afterburner blow-out. The below photos I took after we got the jet into the hanger. This photo I also submitted to the webmaster long time ago and can be seen on the 318th page.  I was there that night, but I did not witness the aborted take-off myself. I didn't talk to the pilot eithor. As the days passed after the accident I just heard rumors and I don't recall much of them. I'm in the process of writting a book. Have 200 pages done so far. I'd like to include these photo's and a story about it in the 318th FIS Chaptor. If anyone was in the 318th at that time and has information about that accident please contact me below or send a PM or e-mail. Thanks.  |
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Post by Jim on Dec 5, 2008 10:38:39 GMT 9
Bullhunter- The upper right hand quadrant of the flameholder is gone in the photo and it looks like it buned a hole thru the boattail (understatement?).......Not many a/c survived this malady....We lost one at Loring-was at point of rotation when his wing man told him he was on fire... He got it stopped and was out of the cockpit watching it burn when the crash crew arrived......
The Old Sarge
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Post by Gene on Dec 5, 2008 11:43:31 GMT 9
i was called out by the sps, and, was told that a jet had hit the barrier at the southend and lost a nose wheel. the photos are posted on the main page under the 318th patch in one of my albums displayed there.  |
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Post by Gene on Dec 5, 2008 11:53:27 GMT 9
i just checked out the album at the "green dragon" website and found the photo of the nose gear laying ing the grass by itself is missing. will try to find it. p.s. where did the karma come from???
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Post by Bullhunter on Jan 14, 2009 2:57:56 GMT 9
Well it's been well over a month and no additional information posted on this aircraft mishap. Sure do not want to use unsubstantiated hearsay and rumor about this aircraft accident. But what the hell, a picture is worth how many words again? And there are two pictures.
I was there that night and often wondered outside the hangers to watch the night-time afterburner take-offs ow was working the flightline or alert barns. That night I was busy with jet engine work inside the hanger and could not spare the time to watch the take-off.
I suppose I can use what I was told with the photo's. maybe someone will still come up with some more additional information.
thats Jim & Gene for you brief postings.
May I use your comments?
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Post by Jim on Jan 14, 2009 8:46:28 GMT 9
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Post by Gene on Jan 14, 2009 16:43:31 GMT 9
sure can...i'll look for that photo  theres another photo of the nosewheel laying in the grass |
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Post by jimpadgett on May 8, 2009 21:28:30 GMT 9
Not sure if your book will include all mishaps at 318FIS but, in 1968 or 1969 we had a fire on the ramp. Weapons was doing voltage checks on the drop tank jettison system. When the load CC said insert the pins the guy on the right tank did but, the guy on the left inserted the charge. Next step was hit the switch and... the left tank worked as advertised, hit the ramp burst and a fire ensued. The fire dept was down the hill and didn't get there too fast. One of the AGE troops jumped the rope and tried to fight the fire with the ramp CB bottle but, was driven back by the flames. What was left of the aircraft became, ironically, a weapons load trainer at Lowery.
Can't remember when but, one aircraft was struck by lightning in flight splitting the vertical stab but, landed safely. Think it was in the 1971-1974 period.
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Post by farranb on Dec 19, 2011 7:27:59 GMT 9
:onfire stationed at Tyndall 1/79-5/81. Back in the days when the whiners wanted someone from each maintenance shop to sit in the launch truck to be as bored as they were. We were watching two crew starting up chappie james old B model when the shock and awe started. The starter shredded sending shrapnel in to the F tank igniting the fuel. The flames were shooting out of the intakes. The crew got out with minimal singing, that god for nomex, right? It burnt down to a black outline of an airplane. I have a picture of it sitting on a trailer waiting to be towed off the fltline.
Had a call come in about a 106 that ran out of fuel while dogfighting a marine F-4. Hauled butt to the bay bridge to see if he was going to clear the pine trees at the runway. Saw him doing his turn, saw he wasn't going to make it and ejected into the bay. The 106 skipped on the water, skimmed into the trees and caught on fire. As the fire department trudged through the woods the 20mm ammo started going off. When they ask you for a fuel check you probably either need to remember that you're flying slick or actually check your fuel. That's one pilot that enjoyed his winters in "why not minot".
Being assigned to the fms full repair shop, anytime there was an incident we always heard those magic words "give us all of your 349's".
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Post by LBer1568 on Dec 19, 2011 13:30:26 GMT 9
I was MA-1 at Tyndall from 67-70 but spent 6 months at Naha/Osan with 318th. I remember the 48th FIS out of Langley replaced us and kept the 318 aircraft. I guess the 48th birds went to McChord until things rotated back. Anyone remember when 318th aircraft got back from Osan?
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Post by bobdavis on Jan 19, 2012 13:12:34 GMT 9
 stationed at Tyndall 1/79-5/81. Back in the days when the whiners wanted someone from each maintenance shop to sit in the launch truck to be as bored as they were. We were watching two crew starting up chappie james old B model when the shock and awe started. The starter shredded sending shrapnel in to the F tank igniting the fuel. The flames were shooting out of the intakes. The crew got out with minimal singing, that god for nomex, right? It burnt down to a black outline of an airplane. I have a picture of it sitting on a trailer waiting to be towed off the fltline. Had a call come in about a 106 that ran out of fuel while dogfighting a marine F-4. Hauled butt to the bay bridge to see if he was going to clear the pine trees at the runway. Saw him doing his turn, saw he wasn't going to make it and ejected into the bay. The 106 skipped on the water, skimmed into the trees and caught on fire. As the fire department trudged through the woods the 20mm ammo started going off. When they ask you for a fuel check you probably either need to remember that you're flying slick or actually check your fuel. That's one pilot that enjoyed his winters in "why not minot". Being assigned to the fms full repair shop, anytime there was an incident we always heard those magic words "give us all of your 349's". I was there on the flightline at Tyndall when that F106 B model burned to the ground. Here is a link to my story in 'There I Was" forum.f-106deltadart.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=warstories&thread=1559&page=2#24173 |
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