Comments on: 14 September 1962

By: Bryan Swopes

Bryan Swopes — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:16:03 +0000

In reply to FRANCOIS Christian. Merci beaucoup, François.

By: FRANCOIS Christian

FRANCOIS Christian — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 06:44:28 +0000

Bryan, vos documents photos sont extraordinaires, je suis fan du B-58, depuis mon enfance, quand le “the fire fly” c’est crashé au Bourget le 03 juin 1961, j’avais 10 ans.Cordialement

By: Bill Edwards

Bill Edwards — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 21:21:45 +0000

Thank you for sharing! Very informative

By: LP Temple

LP Temple — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 23:00:37 +0000

I see it now – it just looked odd facing the wrong way at the pointy end of the aircraft. Thanks!

By: Bryan Swopes

Bryan Swopes — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 16:05:02 +0000

In reply to LP Temple. That object is the detachable tail gun module. It has a small radome just above the Vulcan barrels. The black rectangle in front of that is the ammunition: belts of 20mm cannon shells laid out in parallel. The four small bombs are B43s. The W39 warhead is contained inside the centerline pod, which could be "stacked" with the larger fuel pod. (Note the recess in the large pod.) The B-58 was a fascinating airplane, in some ways ahead of its time.

By: LP Temple

LP Temple — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 13:37:47 +0000

Bryan- The last image is fascination, but there are lots of unidentified items. In particular, do you have any idea what the device is next to the nose? It appears to be an alternative radome, but with some appenage. I’ve never seen anything about it regarding the B-58.

By: Bryan Swopes

Bryan Swopes — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 00:29:23 +0000

In reply to Gerard Pernot. Yes. "Fitz" was called "the Dean of Test Pilots."

By: Gerard Pernot

Gerard Pernot — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 22:01:25 +0000

You have got to be an outstanding pilot to have such a record and survive it!!!!
RIP.