Larry P

I was stationed at Walker AFB from Sept- 1959- Oct-1960. I was in the 6th OMS and was standing within 200 feet of runway when a KC-135 was taking off. The left wing tip hit the ground and it spun left towards a hanger. My room mate was near that hanger and his jacket was scorched black on the back.There was another kc-135 in it's path and men actually pushed that airplane out of the way before the crash into the hanger. They could not duplicate the feat later. I transferred later to Ellsworth AFB where we then lost a Kc-135 on a flight to Spokane. I was supposed to be on that flight and my first Sgt actually called my home to tell my wife that I was dead. I answered the phone. I hadn't got up in time to make the flight. I am now 70 and still love flying,,,,,,Larry P