Unusual Ejection
Capt. Bradley G.
Cuthbert in the front seat and I , Capt
Mark J. Ruhling in the back seat.
A
malfunction let the canopies go and then my pilot went out first and I
was the aircraft commander for about five seconds. His rockets scorched
my helmet and when I opened my eyes all I could see was a lot of green
jungle through his
windscreen. I re-initiated my ejection handle and that time it worked!!
Not the way it was advertised in the book but it got the job done.
Mark J. Ruhling , Lt. Col.USAF Ret.
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