stills from TDR demonstration
Just as it was about to take off, the front landing gear on this TDR collapsed. “Everyone scattered thinking the 2000 pound bomb was going to blow,” remembers Jim Hall, who was part of the ground crew that day. “But the bomb couldn’t arm until the pin had been pulled by dialing #7 on the phone control box.” Whew!
Just as it was about to take off, the front landing gear on this TDR collapsed. “Everyone scattered thinking the 2000 pound bomb was going to blow,” remembers Jim Hall, who was part of the ground crew that day. “But the bomb couldn’t arm until the pin had been pulled by dialing #7 on the phone control box.” Whew!