Partial ejection out of an A-6 Intruder

[Uncle Sam]

I don't know if this has been posted before, but...Check this out...Ejection seat failure (http://www.gallagher.com/ejection_seat/)

He survived with some injuries. Lickily, his parachute wrapped around the tail, or he would've been ripped in half. There's also a video on the website of the landing...Crazy!

http://img25.exs.cx/img25/2986/coming_in_for_landing.jpg

http://img25.exs.cx/img25/9107/close_up.jpg

http://img31.exs.cx/img31/586/landing_view_from_back.jpg

http://img25.exs.cx/img25/1941/just_landed.jpg

[SiFiOn]

WOW, he's seriously lucky to survive an accident like that!

[memphiz]

Wooh, Ive been looking for some pictures of the A-6 for awhile becuase I read 2 books by Stephen coonts called 'Flight of the intruders'' and 'the intruder' and I had no idea what the plane looked like.

[Raistlin]

WOW

My favorite...
I wish I could say that my last thoughts were of my wife, but as I felt myself blacking out, all I said was, "I don't want to die."

[LordHalbert]

He's one lucky dude.

If the the chute had not caught on the rudder, he might have been killed instantly. Then again it might have pulled him out far enough for the seat motor to fire - who knows.

Furthermore, there was enough tension on the lines to act as a safety harness that prevented him from being lacereted and possbily killed during the trap.

Vey lucky man.

[FallenAngel]

Wooh, Ive been looking for some pictures of the A-6 for awhile becuase I read 2 books by Stephen coonts called 'Flight of the intruders'' and 'the intruder' and I had no idea what the plane looked like.

Haha...it's a two man bomber used by the Navy from the Vietnam war till the mid 1990s.

Use google next time ;)

[Truthsayer]

OMG - good thing he came out of it alright in the end!

[memphiz]

Wooh, Ive been looking for some pictures of the A-6 for awhile becuase I read 2 books by Stephen coonts called 'Flight of the intruders'' and 'the intruder' and I had no idea what the plane looked like.

Haha...it's a two man bomber used by the Navy from the Vietnam war till the mid 1990s.

Use google next time ;)
I didnt get good pics from google at the time

[Deuterium]

Great read, thanks for posting.

[eggroll]

you're s***ing me right?

http://images.google.com/images?q=a-6+intruder&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search

just typed in "a-6 intruder" into googles image search.

[Ratamacue]

I used to want to be an A-6 pilot when I was a little kid. I have no idea why.

[East]

you're s***ing me right?

http://images.google.com/images?q=a-6+intruder&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search

just typed in "a-6 intruder" into googles image search.

he said at the time smartass. :roll:

[Fintin]

I used to want to be an A-6 pilot when I was a little kid. I have no idea why.

cause they made a move about them...

[Ratamacue]

I used to want to be an A-6 pilot when I was a little kid. I have no idea why.

cause they made a move about them...
Actually, I've never seen or read Flight of the Intruder.

[Fintin]

I used to want to be an A-6 pilot when I was a little kid. I have no idea why.

cause they made a move about them...
Actually, I've never seen or read Flight of the Intruder.


meh...i wasnt a fan of the film...although i was being forced to watch it in a metal barn with about 100 people on a 110 degree day in alabama...with no windows or doors open...

[Midav]

Crazy and lucky to be alive!

[Merik]

I used to want to be an A-6 pilot when I was a little kid. I have no idea why.

cause they made a move about them...
Actually, I've never seen or read Flight of the Intruder.


Good flick.