Although John "Jack" McKay in the D-558-II called "No drop!" he was jettisoned anyway after the P2B-1S mothership suffered a runaway prop on #4 engine.
Although John “Jack” McKay in the D-558-II called “No drop!” he was jettisoned anyway after the P2B-1S mothership suffered a runaway prop on #4 engine. McKay jettisoned propellants and landed on the lakebed. The propeller on the mothership broke apart, slicing through the #3 engine, the fuselage, and striking #2 engine, but Stan Butchart and Neil Armstrong landed the plane safely on the lakebed.NASA Photo
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