JATO
............. from years ago .......... US Navy R4D [with JATO] operating in Antarctica - this eventful day was stuck fast to the ice - usual way to break was get the tail up, then cut back to see if the thump as the tail hit would free the skis - on this day after four or five attempts and still stuck fast, the JATO somehow lit up! ............. resulting hole in the ice supported the wings, with the nose pointing directly to the sky.