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Flying the world's fastest plane: Behind the stick of the SR-71
Great interview with former SR-71 pilot Rick McCray. One of the highlights is his description of losing a engine over Norway. (www.sbnation.com) さらに...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I remember in 1971, being in the same shape as those Norwegian boys after he lost that engine. One came in from somewhere to our base in South Korea. Already in descent for Kadena, Okinawa, where they were based, he was too low to go on and they elected to divert. Crash phone rang. We were told it was a modified B57 with engine out. Now I had just came in there from Kirtland in ABQ and that 57 business sounded fishy. Overcast with about a 3 grand cloud deck. Wing commander had specifically told hospital squadron to make sure I was on the response. We all lined up near runway waiting on his arrival. Boss man came over with fire chief, told me what it was and said I was only man on base with PSD experience, the suits, and I had previous on the U2 but had never seen anything but pictures of the blackbird. They broke out and touched down just fine. Boss gave me his radio to talk to pilot; fire chief gave me a foil suit for heat protection. Straight into the hanger, tight security, cool down and pilot extrication. A C141 with repair crew and those Buick Wildcat starters was already airborne from Kadena before he ever landed. Next time I saw that bird was on it's climbout after repair. Nose up and gone.
Wayne...respect bros..had no idea you were in that class of aviator..how you doin anyway?
Hell, that was about 41 years ago and I was just an Airman first. Nothing special. Outa here. Gotta go to LIT early. We all doing fine
Peacher so the Blackbrid was sent into the hanger or HANGAR (LOL!!!)
picky, pick, picky. LOL
Yup know the fellow that would have sent the repair crew stationed at Kadena. He retired from Beal well before they retired the bird. He also started at Beal as the same when they brought them into service. His name is on the gear door of the one at the museum of Flight in Seattle.