This video is a home movie titled "The Iron Pumpkin" by Capt. Robert L. "Viper" Brown of Team-2 Rivet Ball. It was produced in 1969 and is dedicated to aircrews that flew aboard Rivet Ball, a.k.a. Wanda Belle / Nancy Rae (RC-135S, #59-1491). Go to "A Tale of Two Airplanes" by Kingdon R. "King" Hawes @ www.RC135.com for the whole story.
Link the story about the Rivet Ball from the Smithsonian air and space article, please. Great info so people can appreciate what they see here. Thanks for posting this!!!
hmrdulcimer 2 months ago
This is quite possibly one of the finest aviation history films of all time. I had to watch twice. The crash scene is very compelling. Thank you for posting this!
RIP crew of Rivet Amber
qamqualler 2 months ago
Interesting look at a mission very few people knew about. Thanks for risking your lives over the Bearing Straights, and in Soviet Air Space.
Bronco46tube 7 months ago