The "Real" Crash Behind the Six Million Dollar Man

Flown and crashed by the late Bruce Peterson who lost an eye due to this accident did survive and eventually did return to full flight status.

The lifting body seen crashing in the opening sequence of the show is real footage of the loss of the M2-F2, though the sequence is misleading in that it shows both the M2-F2 crash and images of the earlier model HL-10 being released from its B-52 mothership.