[Fatuncle]

... Pilot couldn't get his nosegear down. After flying around awhile to use up fuel, he brought it down and rode the back wheels as far as he could before he dropped the front down ....

Small world. My brother was a passenger on that flight. Told me about it years ago.

[Mustng959]

McChord about 1982, right? I was sitting in a security vehicle on the edge of the runway. Wondering if we were going to have a major incident and cordon off the area or who knows what. Thankfully, all personnel exited unscathed, glad to see your brother was okay also.
(now I've got that Micky Mouse "It's a small world" song in my head)