Corky Scott wrote:

Another war story:

Yet another; in England this time.

A B-17 pilot landed successfully but didn't get it stopped until after the last
turnoff. Rather than wait for a tug, he locked the left brake and ran the left
outer engine up to full power. That pulled the left wingtip around, shoving the
right wing backwards. Then he idled the left outer, locked the right brake, and
ran the right outer up to full power. He kept this up until he had backed the
plane up past the turnoff and got off the runway.

He said the mechanics hated it when pilots did this, since it didn't take long
to ruin the engines, but he got unofficial kudos from the base commander for
freeing up the runway rapidly.

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.