▁the ▁plane ▁ran ▁low ▁on ▁fuel , ▁and ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁land ▁at ▁E aster wood ▁Airport ▁in ▁College ▁Station — the ▁wooden ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁plane ▁found ▁themselves ▁part ▁of ▁Bon fire ▁that ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁plant ▁explos ives ▁at ▁the ▁Bon fire ▁site , ▁and , ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁a ▁College ▁Station ▁police ▁officer ▁was ▁fired ▁after ▁trying ▁to ▁ign ite ▁the ▁bon fire ▁several ▁days ▁ahead ▁of ▁schedule . ▁Stud ents ▁sp otted ▁the ▁officer ▁before ▁he ▁could ▁succeed ▁and ▁ch ased ▁him ▁across ▁campus . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁a ▁Long horn ▁fan ▁h ired ▁someone ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁six - foot ▁model ▁air plane ▁designed ▁to ▁carry ▁a ▁bomb ▁into ▁the ▁wood ▁stack ▁to ▁ign ite ▁it ▁prem ature ly . ▁" He ▁was ▁actually ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁building ▁that ▁plane ▁when ▁they ▁had ▁the ▁tra ged y ▁at ▁bon fire ", ▁Mel ▁Ste k oll ▁said . ▁" At ▁that ▁point , ▁we ▁scra pped ▁the ▁plan . ▁It ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁that ▁we ▁planned ▁to ▁try ▁it ." ▁ ▁Organ iz ational ▁change ▁and ▁expansion ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁Corps ▁of ▁Cad ets ▁became ▁volunt ary ▁for ▁students ▁at ▁Texas ▁A & M . ▁Before , ▁Corps ▁leaders ▁directed ▁construction ▁of ▁Bon fire . ▁However , ▁because ▁the ▁Corps ▁had