William Rankin, The Man Who Rode The Thunder
Jul 29, 2023 21:12:10 #
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cqQzcChFG0
Surviving an ejection from an F8 Crusader flying at 47,000 feet into a thunderstorm is truly amazing. William Rankin, a pilot in the United States Marine Corps, is The Man Who Rode Thunder when he ejected from his F8 Crusader on top of a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud. He had a very bad day that summer of 1959 by any pilot’s standard as not only did his engine fail but his parachute deployed in the middle of the thunderstorm.
Surviving an ejection from an F8 Crusader flying at 47,000 feet into a thunderstorm is truly amazing. William Rankin, a pilot in the United States Marine Corps, is The Man Who Rode Thunder when he ejected from his F8 Crusader on top of a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud. He had a very bad day that summer of 1959 by any pilot’s standard as not only did his engine fail but his parachute deployed in the middle of the thunderstorm.
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Jul 30, 2023 14:29:34 #
frankco
Loc: Colorado
There was a poster in the 1980s with a picture of a frog (alive) with the caption that read: "Eat a dead toad first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you for the rest of the day."
I think Mr. Rankin's remaining life was like that.
I think Mr. Rankin's remaining life was like that.
Jul 30, 2023 16:18:09 #
frankco wrote:
There was a poster in the 1980s with a picture of a frog (alive) with the caption that read: "Eat a dead toad first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you for the rest of the day."
I think Mr. Rankin's remaining life was like that.
I think Mr. Rankin's remaining life was like that.
Jul 30, 2023 18:57:44 #
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