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Engine explodes on take-off at Clark Air Base, Philippines on June 7, 1982.
Read about it and LISTEN TO THE COCKPIT AND TOWER TAPES to hear the action just as it unfolded.
Newspaper Accounts Read about the fire and subsequent award.
reprinted from THE MAC FLYER, TRAVIS TAILWIND, and FAIRFIELD DAILY REPUBLIC. (Includes link to the cockpit and tower recordings.)
Aircraft Commander's Perspective In his own words...
Milt Brewer, the pilot-in-command of the stricken C-5, recounts the catastrophic engine failure and describes in detail his and the crew's actions that day. (Includes link to the cockpit and tower recordings.)
Pictures Pictures of the destroyed engine
Four views of the torched TF39 engine


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