RE: oops! blown tire (pics!)
Yes, MD and the succesors did acknowledge this incident-------I'm coming up empty on where I found that right now.
Truth is stranger than fiction------I know I would have lost money on this one, but-------.
Just don't expect incident number two! This pilot drained the swamp of luck on this one.
Ben Lanterman, retired AE from McAircraft can fill you in. While he was primary on the F-4 he was also involved with the F-15. He is also a very active participant in the Aeronautics Forum on RCU and an active RCer. Look up Ben Lanterman on the member list and send him an email. He is more than courteous.
Turns out he was more than a little involved in the anhedral stab on the Phantom. He does indeed know the MD operation and flight performance records-----at least until his retirement.