| Land Mine Downs Two Planes | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1708 |
| Catalog #: | 425180 | |
| Clip Number: | 425180-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 036-023-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:42:45 - 00:43:51 | |
| Location: | Florida, United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1963 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Air Crashes LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Florida MILITARY: Air Force, USA (USAF) MILITARY: Training TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Military WEAPONS: Bombs | |
| Description: | Land Mine Downs Two Planes. A defective fuse triggers an aerial land mine prematurely and sends fragments flying that set two planes on fire during an Eglin Air Proving Ground test. Both pilots bail out in this dramatic record. A mock army bunker with manikin military personal. MCUS - An F-105 army dropping bombs on the mock army bunker, blowing it to bits. MSOH - Railroad tracks that were bombed with a big crater made by an exploding bomb. MSGU - Two planes flying over-head getting ready to deploy their bombs. The first plane drops his bombs with no trouble but the second plane is less fortunate. One of the fuses on one of the bomb's prematurely explodes the exploding bomb hits the two planes. GU - Plane is on fire and you see one of the pilots eject himself out of the plane. GU -The second pilot ejects going through a mass of fire but safely makes it out. MLGU -The plane is still airborne and on fire and it finely goes nose down and crashes. | |
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