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Image submitted by Windell Driskell

I was squadron superintendent of the 463rd AMS at Dyess AFB, Abilene, TX, and this is the result of improperly troubleshooting a pressure leak on the APN-59 Search radar system. It happened on Saturday, January 18, 1975. A dropped wrench across a couple of high amp terminals behind the co-pilot's circuit panel will do it every time. The LOX system caught on fire, and then things went down hill from there. Lockheed replaced everything forward of the wings on 7815, and it flew again for a long time. Several people lost their jobs over this little mishap, from the Wing Commander on down the line.

Windell Driskell

Mactan images submitted by Tony Moody who served in the FMS AGE Shop during 1967

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1 September 2005

Image submitted by Windell Driskell
		I was squadron superintendent of the 463rd AMS at Dyess AFB, Abilene, TX, and this is the result of improperly troubleshooting a pressure leak on the APN-59 Search radar system. It happened on Saturday, January 18, 1975. A dropped wrench across a couple of high amp terminals behind the co-pilot's circuit panel will do it every time. The LOX system caught on fire, and then things went down hill from there. Lockheed replaced everything forward of the wings on 7815, and it flew again for a long time. Several people lost their jobs over this little mishap, from the Wing Commander on down the line. Windell Driskell