Ejection
EJECTION OF LT. J.W. WHITE ON 5 FEB 1979
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DANNY1343
DOES ANYONE RECALL THE SUBJECT EVENT? TO THE BEST OF MY RECOLLECTION, THE TOMCAT #159440 HAD JUST LANDED AND HAD TAXIED TO THE DEARM AREA WHEN LT. WHITE GOOSED THE THROTTLE AND THE NOSE TIRE JUMPED OVER THE CATWALK SCUBBER. THE EVENTS THAT FOLLOWED ARE ONLY KNOWN BY LT. WHITE AND THE "RIO" MY DIVISION OFFICER (?). THE RIO WAS NOT APPARENTLY STRAPPED INTOTHE SEAT COMPLETELY AND HIS CHUTE NEVER DEPLOYED AS THERE WAS NO SEAT SEPARATION. HIS BODY WAS NEVER RECOVERED. WHO WAS THIS RIO AND WHY ISN'T THERE ANYTHING IN THE ARCHIEVES OR SHIPS LOG (CVN-69)?????
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