Super Sonic Saints 2John Bytheway
Presentation by Braedin Butler
“SIR! I’M ON FIRE!”Gordon H. Weed - Cessna A-37
Bombing Mission in Vietnam
Takes ground fire Plane catches fire Wingman says he
shouldn’t eject Turns off all electric
systems He would have
been badly burned
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWO!Thales A. “Tad” Derrick - F-100 Super Sabre
2 Planes Struck by Lightning in flight
Everything inside the planes goes crazy
All communications lost Faced with two choices:
Eject▪ Plane would go down in a
village Try to land the plane safely ▪ Very dangerous to the pilot
THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUTDavid Wassink – CH-53D Helicopter
Number one generator drops off the line Tries calling the tower
Second generator drops off Completely dark without
Instruments Auxiliary power plant
(APP) Not a briefed practice
Reset the number two generator
SOLOJanine K. Garner – Beechcraft T-34C Mentor
First solo flight Lost in the middle
of no where Can’t get any radio
response Says a small prayer
Immediately gets a radio response
Receives a new heading
MAYDAY! MAYDAY! MAYDAY!Fred Wilson – F-4 Phantom
Low level training mission
Bird strike Pilot unconscious Copilot lands the plane
(Hard to do in the backseat)
Landed safely Pilot is ok after a few
surgeries
PREPARE EVERY NEEDFUL THINGMilton R. Sanders – T-38 Talon
Demonstrating a single engine landing
Touch and go procedure Hears a buzzing noise Plane yaws to the side
Too fast to stop Aborts procedure Barely stops at end of
runway
I’LL FLY WITH YOU ANYWHEREKen Swain – Boeing 737-200
Setting up for landing Pilot adds 30 knots
20 knots already added Copilot says too fast
to get on the ground Plane hits a
microburst Slams down hard but
safely
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