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USN LC-130F 148319 after a JATO mishap when a bottle released early, date unknown, and the aircraft was recovered and repaired. [USN photo]
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USN LC-130F 148319 after a JATO mishap when a bottle released early and broke the wing shown here. Date unknown, and the aircraft was recovered and repaired. [USN photo]
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USN LC-130F 148319 after a JATO mishap when a bottle released early and broke the wing. Date unknown, and the aircraft was recovered and repaired. [USN photo]
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USN LC-130F 148319 after a JATO mishap when a bottle released early and broke the wing. Date unknown, and the aircraft was recovered and repaired. [USN photo]
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USN LC-130F 148319 after a JATO mishap when a bottle released early and broke the wing which is noticeable in this photo. Aircraft now shown returned level. Date unknown, and the aircraft was recovered and repaired. [USN photo]
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USN LC-130F 148319 after a JATO mishap when a bottle released early and broke the wing. Date unknown, and the aircraft was recovered and repaired. [USN photo]
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USN LC-130F 148319 after a JATO mishap when a bottle released early and broke the wing which is noticeable in this photo. Aircraft now shown returned level. Date unknown, and the aircraft was recovered and repaired. [USN photo]
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USN LC-130F 148319 being prepared to be towed during recovery efforts after the aircraft wrecked when a JATO bottle released premature. Aircraft was repaired. [USN photo]
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USN LC-130F 148319 being towed during recovery efforts after the aircraft wrecked when a JATO bottle released premature. Aircraft was repaired. [USN photo]
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USN LC-130F 148319 being towed during recovery efforts after the aircraft wrecked when a JATO bottle released premature. Aircraft was repaired. [USN photo]
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USN LC-130F 148319 being towed into a trench so wings can be mounted for recovery of the aircraft. Mishap occurred when a JATO bottle released premature. Aircraft was repaired, but date of accident is not known. [USN photo]
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LC-130F 148319 during repair after a mishap. Fuselage is in a trench and the jig is set up to re-attach the wings. Repair under less than ideal conditions. [USN photo]
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USN LC-130F 148321 here mostly covered in snow and ice. After unloading a French traverse team on December 4 1971, the pilot made a JATO take-off to return to McMurdo 750 nautical miles away. At an altitude of about 50 feet, two JATO bottles separated from the left-hand side of the fuselage and struck the inboard engine and propeller. With the gearbox and propeller torn off and the outboard propeller damaged by flying debris, the aircraft was seriously damaged on impact. The ten man crew were uninjured but had to live in survival shelters for 80 hours until the weather improve enough to allow a rescue plane to land. Recovered after being buried by snow for 17 years in Antarctica. [photo courtesy of
VXE-6 website from "United States Aircraft Losses in Antarctica"]
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USN LC-130F 148321 seen covered with snow. After unloading a French traverse team on December 4 1971, the pilot made a JATO take-off to return to McMurdo 750 nautical miles away. At an altitude of about 50 feet, two JATO bottles separated from the left-hand side of the fuselage and struck the inboard engine and propeller. With the gearbox and propeller torn off and the outboard propeller damaged by flying debris, the aircraft was seriously damaged on impact. The ten man crew were uninjured but had to live in survival shelters for 80 hours until the weather improve enough to allow a rescue plane to land. Recovered after being buried by snow for 17 years in Antarctica. [photo courtesy of
VXE-6 website from "United States Aircraft Losses in Antarctica"]
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USN LC-130F 148321 here mostly covered in snow and ice. After unloading a French traverse team on December 4 1971, the pilot made a JATO take-off to return to McMurdo 750 nautical miles away. At an altitude of about 50 feet, two JATO bottles separated from the left-hand side of the fuselage and struck the inboard engine and propeller. With the gearbox and propeller torn off and the outboard propeller damaged by flying debris, the aircraft was seriously damaged on impact. The ten man crew were uninjured but had to live in survival shelters for 80 hours until the weather improve enough to allow a rescue plane to land. Recovered after being buried by snow for 17 years in Antarctica. [photo courtesy of
VXE-6 website from "United States Aircraft Losses in Antarctica"]
