[TheForge] losing an engine on takeoff

[Andrew Vida]

I just love stories like this.  Wouldn't mind talking with him.

My friend Walter is a retired merchant marine captain.  He has a million 
great stories.  One of the best was when a British nuclear sub did an 
emergency blow right under his vessel.  Big rumble, ship came partway 
out of the water, then nothing.  Dry docked in the Caribbean somewhere 
as I recall, but had to wait a few days to get in.  Finally in, he is 
leaving ship for dinner and noticed that the dock next door was 
canvassed off.  As he's leaving he runs into another captain.  Turned 
out to me the skipper of the sub.  Asked Walter if he would like to see 
what his hull did.  Sure.  They go through security and on the other 
side of the canvas was a sub with about 2/3 of its sail missing. 
Apparently it was only by some miracle that the boat didn't sink.

Cindy and James wrote:
> My father-in-law (now 85) had the most engine fires in the B36 of all 
> pilots in the USAF.  In the transition to the B47, on his first flight 
> he lost 3 engines on one wing (it was a 6 engine jet) on takeoff.  He 
> said it was an interesting ride.  He retired with over 13,000 hours 
> flying time from WW2 to VietNam.  Anybody wants to discuss flying those 
> old birds, i'll give you his email address.  JA
> 
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