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

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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.

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Guest Ranger332

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I think I read this account in Readersdigest long ago

on the page listed they have a vid of the incident

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

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

 

I have been looking for it ever since!

 

Great Story!

 

Rotor

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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.

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