Note the patch on the engineer's right shoulder. Anyone seen that before?

Note the patch on the engineer's right shoulder. Anyone seen that before?

Note the patch on the engineer's right shoulder. Anyone seen that before?

Note the patch on the engineer's right shoulder. Anyone seen that before?

Note the patch on the engineer's right shoulder. Anyone seen that before?

Note the patch on the engineer's right shoulder. Anyone seen that before?

Note the patch on the engineer's right shoulder. Anyone seen that before?

Note the patch on the engineer's right shoulder. Anyone seen that before?

Note the patch on the engineer's right shoulder. Anyone seen that before?

My father was an F-106 maintenance troop when this happened. The story goes a relatively new troop was doing routine maintenance on a F-106. He climbed the ladder to flick a switch (not looking) and accidentally hit the fuel tank jettison release. The tanks slammed on to the hangar floor, everyone in the hangar ran for lives and the tanks subsequently exploded. The F-106 involved was destroyed, the other F-106 (58-0761) in the hangar was burned to a point where it was no longer airworthy. This one was re-painted and given to the Air Force Academy for display only to be later destroyed by cadets in some tit for tat infantile Academy grudge. The tank switch was TCTO'd to have a safety cover after the incident.