The weapons selector knob was held on with an allen screw. On a firing mission at Tyndall, the weapons selector knob fell off and rolled under the pilot's seat. The pilot used his knife to pry off another knob of the same type and jam it onto the weapons selector post to turn the selector and successfully fired his missile.

From then on, I always carried an allen wrench in my flight suit pocket. Whenever I wasn't busy, I'd tighten up the knobs, especially the weapons selector knob. It was surprising how many were loose.

The weapons selector knob was held on with an allen screw. On a firing mission at Tyndall, the weapons selector knob fell off and rolled under the pilot's seat. The pilot used his knife to pry off another knob of the same type and jam it onto the weapons selector post to turn the selector and successfully fired his missile.

From then on, I always carried an allen wrench in my flight suit pocket. Whenever I wasn't busy, I'd tighten up the knobs, especially the weapons selector knob. It was surprising how many were loose.

The weapons selector knob was held on with an allen screw. On a firing mission at Tyndall, the weapons selector knob fell off and rolled under the pilot's seat. The pilot used his knife to pry off another knob of the same type and jam it onto the weapons selector post to turn the selector and successfully fired his missile.

From then on, I always carried an allen wrench in my flight suit pocket. Whenever I wasn't busy, I'd tighten up the knobs, especially the weapons selector knob. It was surprising how many were loose.

The weapons selector knob was held on with an allen screw. On a firing mission at Tyndall, the weapons selector knob fell off and rolled under the pilot's seat. The pilot used his knife to pry off another knob of the same type and jam it onto the weapons selector post to turn the selector and successfully fired his missile.

From then on, I always carried an allen wrench in my flight suit pocket. Whenever I wasn't busy, I'd tighten up the knobs, especially the weapons selector knob. It was surprising how many were loose.

Photo was taken sometime 1971

Photo was taken sometime 1971

Photo was taken sometime 1971

Photo was taken sometime 1971

Photo was taken sometime 1971

Photo was taken sometime 1971