A homesick mechanic stole a C-130 to fly home to his wife
by Ellsworth Toohey from Boing Boing on (#7724P)
On the night of May 22, 1969, Sergeant Paul Meyer - a 23-year-old Air Force mechanic and Vietnam veteran stationed at RAF Mildenhall in England - drank heavily at a party, was arrested by Suffolk Police for being drunk and disorderly, and was escorted back to barracks to sleep it off. - Read the rest
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