I'm sure my grandfather would have been involved with this. He was one of the lead engineers and was usually about the 2nd or 3rd one called whenever one had a major incident or loss. Funny to see how desolate the hills around the Camp Bowie area were. They lived in the Westover Hills area with the big water tower almost literally in their back yard. He worked for Convair and then later GD on the F-111 and F-16 before he retired in 1973. I still have a lot of his B-58 manuals(classified then), tie tacks, cuff links and other "cool" Hustler related memorabilia he accumulated! He knew John Denver's father well(Col Dutchendorf) and my father and John went to the same high school(my Dad was as couple years ahead though)
We lived off of Burton Hill Road. My dad was a B-52 pilot at the time. We saw the crash landing from Inspiration Point. I was 6 at the time and have never forgotten it. I was thinking about it and decided to Google it to see if there was any record of it and found this video. BTW, Dad flew FB-111's towards the end of his flying career. And yea, lot's of empty prairie around the base back then.
I was super impressed with how quickly the ground crew responded, and the technology and assets they responded *with,* considering the time period!! Well done boys!
I was there working as a secretary to Guidance and Control engineer group. Juan Sandoval, Mr. Goode, Dan Daggett, Jim Goodman, Bill Booton, a few of the engineers. 1962-65
What about the 1964 B-58 crash that was loaded with multiple nuclear weapons....Almost no report information, likely for obvious reasons. December 8, 1964, a B-58 carrying nuclear weapons slid off an icy runway on Bunker Hill Air Force Base in Bunker Hill, Indiana and caught fire during a training drill. The five nuclear weapons on board were burned, including one 9-megaton thermonuclear weapon, causing radioactive contamination of the crash area.
I was there that day. Lost the nav when he punched out. Was working on a B 58 recovery team on the flight line and saw what happened. They evacuated everyone on the flight line and surrounding area. Even had to to pull the firefighters back. There wasn't much left of her. The next day the AEC flew in and picked the the radioactive stuff and left with it. Most of what was left of the plane was buried just off the taxiway. 3days later we resumed the alert exercise. Very exciting day to say the least.
I'm sure my grandfather would have been involved with this. He was one of the lead engineers and was usually about the 2nd or 3rd one called whenever one had a major incident or loss. Funny to see how desolate the hills around the Camp Bowie area were. They lived in the Westover Hills area with the big water tower almost literally in their back yard. He worked for Convair and then later GD on the F-111 and F-16 before he retired in 1973. I still have a lot of his B-58 manuals(classified then), tie tacks, cuff links and other "cool" Hustler related memorabilia he accumulated! He knew John Denver's father well(Col Dutchendorf) and my father and John went to the same high school(my Dad was as couple years ahead though)
We lived off of Burton Hill Road. My dad was a B-52 pilot at the time. We saw the crash landing from Inspiration Point. I was 6 at the time and have never forgotten it. I was thinking about it and decided to Google it to see if there was any record of it and found this video. BTW, Dad flew FB-111's towards the end of his flying career. And yea, lot's of empty prairie around the base back then.
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Aircrew performed exactly as they should have and needed to. Ground safety were on the ball and ready, and did their job well, too.
I was super impressed with how quickly the ground crew responded, and the technology and assets they responded *with,* considering the time period!!
Well done boys!
I was there working as a secretary to Guidance and Control engineer group. Juan Sandoval, Mr. Goode, Dan Daggett, Jim Goodman, Bill Booton, a few of the engineers. 1962-65
excellent landing with gear issue
What about the 1964 B-58 crash that was loaded with multiple nuclear weapons....Almost no report information, likely for obvious reasons. December 8, 1964, a B-58 carrying nuclear weapons slid off an icy runway on Bunker Hill Air Force Base in Bunker Hill, Indiana and caught fire during a training drill. The five nuclear weapons on board were burned, including one 9-megaton thermonuclear weapon, causing radioactive contamination of the crash area.
I was there that day. Lost the nav when he punched out. Was working on a B 58 recovery team on the flight line and saw what happened. They evacuated everyone on the flight line and surrounding area. Even had to to pull the firefighters back. There wasn't much left of her. The next day the AEC flew in and picked the the radioactive stuff and left with it. Most of what was left of the plane was buried just off the taxiway. 3days later we resumed the alert exercise. Very exciting day to say the least.
B-58, property of the U. S. Badass Force!!!!!!!
Blown hatches and no fuel pod... yep they were ready.
1:17 The pilot really heaves his helmet. I'm guessing he's not a happy camper.
Top Crash!.. a good landing one you can walk away from! 👍✈️