Re: engine troop sucked into the engine of a b-66/j75 engine
I WAS A CREW CHIEF ON EB-66E 56-520 THE ENGINE ON THE B-66 WAS A J-71 MADE BY THE ALLISON DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS CORP. I WAS AT TAKHLI FROM EARLY MAY 68 TO LATE APRIL 69. I REMBER COMING TO WORK ONE EVENING AND FINDING OUT THAT SOMEONE HAD BEEN SUCKED INTO AN ENGINE WHILE ON A MAINTENANCE ENGINE RUN, ON THE RUN PAD. THEY HAD HAD TO TAKE THE FRONT RING OFF OF THE ENGINE TO GET HIM OUT, CALLED THE PICKEL BARREL, TO GIT HIM OUT. HE WAS ALIVE AT THAT POINT BUT BARELY, BUT DIED SOON AFTER. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT HE WAS A CREW CHIEF, NOT AN ENGINE SPECIALIST. I LATER SAW THE HEAD SET WITH COM CORD--- IT WAS PRETTY CHEWED UP. THATS ALL I KNOW TO TELL MSGT. RET. Victor Shuttleworth Jr.
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