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Two film clips capture a dramatic B-58 blown-tire takeoff and subsequent emergency landing, and a second B-58 emergency landing in a shower of flaming sparks. In the first sequence, watch as the crippled bomber drops its huge centerline store. The aft cockpit crewmen jettison their overhead hatches to prepare for quick egress on landing, and the B-58 appears to jettison either fuel or ballast water. This is probably a 1960 flight intended to evaluate heavyweight takeoff with one engine disabled during the takeoff run. Fitz Fulton was the skillful pilot on that sortie. The second landing probably dates from 1961. The advanced Mach 2 delta-wing Convair B-58 Hustler nuclear bomber underwent stringent testing at the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California.