C130 pilots were sometimes not quite sane from some of the stuff I recall seeing them do. They seemed to see a too short field as a challenge.
Gov Rick Perry was a C130 pilot.
My son was a career C130 crew chief.
He has lots of stories.
One really good one was breaking down in Turkey with the Jordanian Prince on board. It was a secret he was on board and they didn’t want the Turks to know. Said he practically repaired it with bubble gum and wire and they made it to England fine and dandy.