Pumpkin Bomb

[c1951]

Follow this link concerning Pumpkin https://www.osti.gov/opennet/servlets/purl/16135500.pdf

Fusing of Pumpkin https://www.osti.gov/opennet/servlets/purl/16135498.pdf

 

[c1951]

Fusing of Pumpkin https://www.osti.gov/opennet/servlets/purl/16135498.pdf

Pumpkin Production and Test Schedule https://www.osti.gov/opennet/servlets/purl/16135501.pdf
Drop schedule 1946 https://www.osti.gov/opennet/servlets/purl/16135059.pdf
Project Camel https://www.osti.gov/includes/openn...3 - Auxiliary Activities - Chapter 2 - Pr.pdf
Give them time to download in your browser. Makes you chuckle at some of the comments on the carrier

 

[XBe02Drvr]

The strength of these men tipped the tail of the B-29 down, which lifted the nose up in the air, providing the clearance for the ground crew to slip the pumpkin below the bomb bay. (The length of the plane pivoted on the main wheels like a seesaw)

One of the hangars at the airline wasn't big enough to take an entire F27, so we would pull it in until the wings were in, close the hangar doors against the aft fuselage, and wrap a "diaper" curtain around to keep the heat in the hangar.
One subzero January night we had to change a cabin outflow valve, which involved adhesives and sealants that wouldn't work in the cold, so we had to put the tail end in the hangar. Unfortunately the vertical stabilizer was about 3 feet too tall for the hangar door. A quick trip to Home Depot got us some lumber and a Skilsaw, and we built a ramp and a raised platform for the plane's nosewheel so we could scoot the tail under the hangar door. Bbrrrr!
Cheers,
Wes

 

[soulezoo]

Ingenuity at work.

One time at Hickam AFB, there was a Condor that had blown a NLG tire (or two) on landing. There wasn't a proper NLG jack or lifting device that would work on the base.

I kid you not, as I watched in amazement and thought of the repercussions had I tried such a stunt, the crew on the Condor simply transferred fuel aft of CG enough to get the NLG off the ground. The crew then changed tires as the Condor teetered in the Oahu winds...