They got to Vr and pulled back to 9 degrees but it did not want to fly.
A similar problem (but not due to tyre failure) ending in a tragic result, was another DC8 that became airborne well before VR caused by an elevator jam. It pitched up steeply and crashed.
Investigators discovered a piece of tarmac that must have been blown by jet blast into the hinge line of the elevator at the start of the take off run.
See:
https://www.fss.aero/accident-report...09-08-2-US.pdf
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