[meteorite-list] Hammer Fall

From: James Beauchamp <falcon99_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:14:12 -0500
Message-ID: <3C0EAAD0-AE1D-46E4-9C1E-BC52903F02C9_at_sbcglobal.net>

Ex C-130 avionics guy here. Nothing like that sinking heart feeling at the sound of a socket bouncing around as it falls down the vertical stab. Always at 2 AM. Always when it's raining or windy and cold.

Have a huge respect for crew dogs. Partly for the fortitude of working until the job is done. Mostly for not killing specialists at 2 AM. Lord knows I deserved it on several occasions.

James

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On Jun 17, 2012, at 12:19 PM, GeoZay at aol.com wrote:

>>> As a retired RCAF Radar Tech, I always thought a "Hammer Fall" was the
> result of a careless tech leaving a "hammer" on the wing of an aircraft
> just
> before a scramble. Hammers were often used to fine tune Hughes built
> radar
> sets like the old MG-2, ha! ha!
> Ed Majden<<
>
> That reminds me of the time when I was changing out the HF radio coupler
> on a B-52 around midnight. The coupler is located high up on the tail. The
> plane was scheduled to take off at the crack of dawn and I was just
> finishing up when I dropped a large crescent wrench. I watched it tumble end over
> end when the tail gunner canopy got smacked by the wrench and made a small
> crack. My heart sank, but not as much as the crew chiefs did. I was done with
> the radio, but he had to stay out there till the entire ton and a half
> tail gunner section was replaced. I'm glad it wasn't taken out of my pay
> check...I'd still be paying for it. :O)
> GeoZay
>
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