"David CL Francis" wrote

Funny you should mention that. When I was 2 or 3 (yes I do remember some
things back then) and my Father and Mother and I lived in Married
Quarters at Leuchars, I clearly remember hearing a colossal bang and I
grasped that an aircraft had crashed. I remember feeling very annoyed
that my Father refused to take me to see what was going on!

When I was in 10th grade, I was in the HS choir, and we were going to DC, to
take part in a choir festival. This was to be my first ride into the air.

As we were arriving at the terminal, I (and others) saw a huge cloud of
smoke go up, from the other side of the terminal. I didn't know what it was,
at first.

We checked in, and then heard our flight was to be delayed, due to one of
the Toledo OH air national guard's F-100's crashing off the end of the
runway. I don't remember if it was during takeoff, or what.

Our 707 took off, right over the wreckage, but despite that, I still loved
the flight. Warped? I don't know.

It was 72, or 73, I think. I may go back into the NTSB and see what I can
find out about it, out of curiosity.
--
Jim in NC