True story of a Navy A-6 BN surviving a partial ejection.

[navychief 1]

The following URL has a story posted that is amazing. It is the true story of a US Navy A-6 BN, Lt. Keith Gallagher, who survived a partial ejection. Unbelievable. You can read it at:

 

http://www.gallagher.com/ejection_seat/

 

You will find it most interesting.

 

Chief W.

[Guest Ranger332]

 

I think I read this account in Readersdigest long ago

on the page listed they have a vid of the incident

[CowboyTodd41 134]

Ya I read about that, must have been very painful.

[Rotor 0]

I read about this in "APPROACH" when it really happened..

 

I have been looking for it ever since!

 

Great Story!

 

Rotor

[SDirickson 0]

Thats like the deck hand that got sucked through the A-6 intake and ejected out the back. Not a good feeling, I would suspect.