- "Maybe we can climb out of here."
Colonel Sweeney is a colonel in the US Army who appeared in Pit of Peril. He was a crew member of the Sidewinder walker vehicle.
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Biography[]
Commander of the Sidewinder[]
In the African jungle, the US Army is testing a new all-terrain Sidewinder vehicle. After a successful test run, Sweeney and his two man crew, bring the giant craft to a halt, in a jungle clearing, and report in to the "copter watchdog" support helicopter.
Into the Pit[]
Unbeknown to Colonel Sweeney, the clearing in the jungle was in fact a second world war dumping ground for unwanted military equipment. A crust of earth had formed over the top and spontaneous combustion had caused the wreckage in the pit to ignite.
The weight of the Sidewinder was too much for the ground and it caved in taking the Sidewinder with it. Sweeney and his crew were trapped 300 feet below ground.
The Waiting Game[]
While the rescue was in operation, there was nothing they could do but sit and wait, hoping for a rescue before the heat became too much.
Time's Running Out[]
After a failed attempt to attach a line and pull the Sidewinder from the pit, General Peters calls International Rescue, who are soon on the scene. Virgil lays explosive charges in the pit, to clear a ledge, so the Recovery Vehicles can haul the Sidewinder from the pit. Sweeney and his crew are saved, and soon whisked off to hospital.
Later Exploits[]
Sweeney would later take command of the Sidewinder again for a mammoth endurance test over the Sahara Desert, a distance of over 3,000 miles. With 30 men on board, the vehicle and crew were tested for their ability to operate in remote and harsh environments, as well as taking part in various "War game" exercises along the way. Saying that the endurance test was a "walk in the park" compared to his earlier ordeal in the pit, Sweeney and his crew received a 95% effective rating at the end of it (Success for Sidewinder).
Trivia[]
- The same puppet was previously seen as Captain Hanson in Trapped in the Sky. It also appeared twice in The Duchess Assignment.
