This is the first picture in an ejection series. To
continue with the series you can click on the "NEXT" at the
bottom of this page's text. As best recalled, Captain Michael Hanley was taking one
of the VMF(AW)-235 birds on a test hop at NAS Atsugi in
1963. Shortly after takeoff roll he reported fumes or bad
odor in the oxygen. He then told the tower that he was
aborting T/O and proceeded to drop his hook for the
mid-field gear. The tower reported a "hook skip" and Mike
shut down the engine but continued towards the end of the
duty runway and the fence at the bottom of the picture.
