Yep. Two methods of gravity nukes being delivered:
Lay down method
Lobbing or "over the shoulder" method.
Note: WE 177 was UK gravity nuke similar to our B61.
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A Vietnam War pilot showed us the hairy nuke drop maneuver he had to practice flying his A-6 if need be.
Needless to say he had concerns that he and his co-pilot might not survive the blast after delivery.
RE: “They could put them on an A7, and we saw a film of the delivery method where the plane would pull up into a steep climb, and at some point on the upswing, the plane would release the bomb, and then roll onto its back, finally diving to get up speed and get out of the way.
It is a weird way to ‘loft’ a bomb, but apparently they could obtain reasonable accuracy even though it looked there was no way that was possible.”
I saw that demonstrated during flight operations with Phantom jets on the Saratoga back in ‘64 or ‘65. It was called “over the shoulder” bombing. Sort of like throwing a hand grenade back over your shoulder while sprinting away as hard as you can.
Yep. Two methods of gravity nukes being delivered:
Lay down method
Lobbing or "over the shoulder" method.
Note: WE 177 was UK gravity nuke similar to our B61.