Ejection seat trivia

[Dave Kearton]

a repost of an old cartoon, from an unknown source.

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Cheers

Dave Kearton

[Grumpy AuContraire[_2_]]

Dave Kearton wrote:

> a repost of an old cartoon, from an unknown source.
>
>


Don't get me started on how that reminds me on how guv'ment works...

<G>

JT

[Scubabix]

Ah, the seat test for the early F-104's
Rob

[chuck]

Wasn't Ivan Kinchelow killed in one of these?

"Scubabix" > wrote in message
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> Ah, the seat test for the early F-104's
> Rob
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[Scubabix]

"Chuck" > wrote in message
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> Wasn't Ivan Kinchelow killed in one of these?

I believe so, chasing the XB-70
Rob

[Scubabix]

Correction, the pilot killed in the 104 collision with the XB-70 was Joe
Walker, then NASA Chief Test Pilot. Al White successfully ejected from the
70 but Major Carl Cross died on impact.
Rob

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> "Chuck" > wrote in message
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>> Wasn't Ivan Kinchelow killed in one of these?
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> I believe so, chasing the XB-70
> Rob
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[chuck]

While stationed at NAS Alameda in the mid-50's, I believe that Kinchelow was
killed on
final to R/W31. As I understood it, He tried to roll inverted but was too
low and ejected
sideways into the water. Perhaps it was someone else but I know it happened.
My memory gets foggy after 50 some years.

"Scubabix" > wrote in message
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> Correction, the pilot killed in the 104 collision with the XB-70 was Joe
> Walker, then NASA Chief Test Pilot. Al White successfully ejected from
> the 70 but Major Carl Cross died on impact.
> Rob
>
> "Scubabix" > wrote in message
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>> "Chuck" > wrote in message
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>>> Wasn't Ivan Kinchelow killed in one of these?
>>
>> I believe so, chasing the XB-70
>> Rob
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[Mike Henley]

"Chuck" > wrote in message
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> While stationed at NAS Alameda in the mid-50's, I believe that Kinchelow
> was killed on
> final to R/W31. As I understood it, He tried to roll inverted but was too
> low and ejected
> sideways into the water. Perhaps it was someone else but I know it
> happened.
> My memory gets foggy after 50 some years.
>
> "Scubabix" > wrote in message
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>> Correction, the pilot killed in the 104 collision with the XB-70 was Joe
>> Walker, then NASA Chief Test Pilot. Al White successfully ejected from
>> the 70 but Major Carl Cross died on impact.
>> Rob
>>
>> "Scubabix" > wrote in message
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>>> "Chuck" > wrote in message
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>>>> Wasn't Ivan Kinchelow killed in one of these?
>>>
>>> I believe so, chasing the XB-70
>>> Rob
>>>
IVEN C. KINCHELOE was killed July 26,1958 ejecting from a F-104A at Edwards
AFB. He had been named as one of the first X-15 pilots. After his death he
was replaced on the X-15 program by Bob White (not to be confused with Al
White, the XB-70 pilot).

His death was responsible for Lockheed and the Air Force replacing the
Lockheed Stanley C-1 seat with the C-2 upward ejecting seat.