Catastrophic Decompression; Small Place Solo

"Ralph Nesbitt" wrote:

"Scott M. Kozel" wrote:
"Ralph Nesbitt" wrote:
"Scott M. Kozel" wrote:

Really? I saw a movie in the 1960s where a guy with a .38 revolver
tried to shoot another pax on an airliner (I think it was a DC-7), and
he missed and the slug went through the cabin wall and hit an engine and
set it on fire. :-]

Was that the 1 with the promotion for "Scenic Florida Vacation Property at
+/- 2' sea level" as a "Promotional Trailer"?

It happened on a flight from San Francisco to Hawaii. :-)

Saw the movie of trip between or flt segment in movie?

This happened in the movie. Allright, someone please help me remember
the name of the movie!

I can't vouch for the exact caliber of the gun, but it looked like the
standard police special revolver of that era, which would have been a
..38 Special caliber.

After the engine fire burned awhile, the top of one of the cylinders
blew off, and then the flash of fuel detonation kept coming out with a
whomp!-whomp!-whomp!-whomp!-whomp!-whomp!-whomp!-whomp! It was at night
of course, and I'm not sure whether the crew eventually managed to
feather the prop and stop the engine.