A homesick mechanic stole a C-130 to fly home to his wife

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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