After a day-time training mission over the Atlantic, approximately 40 miles east of Myrtle Beach, a pilot from the 55th Fighter Squadron based at Shaw AFB (SC) bailed out of his F-16CJ at a speed of nearly 700 knots. He survived with two broken legs and a broken wrist. A US Coast Guard helicopter from Charleston and a US Navy vessel began a search for Captain Ted Shultz about 40 mintues after the aircraft went down. Shultz was found and rescued just after sunset on 05 April 2006 by the crew of the Navy ship, and taken to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston for treatment of his wounds. Though the exact cause of the crash is unknown, the pilot did report engine troubles sometime during the exercise and was heading back to Shaw when his jet went down. All F-16 flights from Shaw on Thursday were shut down, a standard procedure in such an event.Friday, April 7, 2006
The Fightin' Fifty Fifth
After a day-time training mission over the Atlantic, approximately 40 miles east of Myrtle Beach, a pilot from the 55th Fighter Squadron based at Shaw AFB (SC) bailed out of his F-16CJ at a speed of nearly 700 knots. He survived with two broken legs and a broken wrist. A US Coast Guard helicopter from Charleston and a US Navy vessel began a search for Captain Ted Shultz about 40 mintues after the aircraft went down. Shultz was found and rescued just after sunset on 05 April 2006 by the crew of the Navy ship, and taken to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston for treatment of his wounds. Though the exact cause of the crash is unknown, the pilot did report engine troubles sometime during the exercise and was heading back to Shaw when his jet went down. All F-16 flights from Shaw on Thursday were shut down, a standard procedure in such an event.
2 comments:
I saw a documentrary on ejector seats the other day, cool stuff. Except for the fact that the air pressur against body and esspecially legs is increadible. Suprised his ribs didnt get crushed as well.
The Fiish
And the fact that this guy ejected while his plane was going faster than the speed of sound, it's amazing that all he received was two broken legs and a broken wrist.
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