▁L t ▁L enz ▁and ▁co - p il ot ▁ 1 st ▁L t ▁Her ing ▁were ▁both ▁wounded . ▁Despite ▁receiving ▁severe ▁burn s ▁from ▁hot ▁air ▁esc aping ▁from ▁the ▁dam aged ▁air ▁ble ed ▁du ct , ▁load master ▁T S gt ▁Sh a ub ▁ex ting u ished ▁a ▁fire ▁in ▁the ▁cargo ▁compart ment , ▁and ▁successfully ▁j ett ison ed ▁the ▁cargo ▁pal lets , ▁which ▁expl oded ▁in ▁mid - air . ▁Despite ▁losing ▁a ▁third ▁engine ▁on ▁final ▁approach , ▁pilot ▁Capt ▁C ald well ▁land ed ▁Sp are ▁ 6 1 7 ▁safely . ▁For ▁their ▁actions , ▁C ald well ▁and ▁Sh a ub ▁received ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Cross , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ' s ▁second ▁highest ▁award ▁for ▁valor . ▁T S gt ▁Sh a ub ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁William ▁H . ▁P its en bar ger ▁Award ▁for ▁Hero ism ▁from ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Serge ants ▁Association . ▁ ▁K C - 1 3 0 F , ▁US N / US MC ▁Bu No ▁ 1 4 9 7 9 8 ▁used ▁in ▁tests ▁in ▁October – Nov ember ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁for ▁un arr ested ▁land ings ▁and ▁un ass isted ▁take - offs ▁from ▁the ▁car rier ▁USS ▁For rest al ▁( CV - 5 9 ), ▁it ▁remains ▁the ▁record ▁holder ▁for ▁largest ▁aircraft ▁to ▁operate ▁from ▁a ▁car rier ▁flight ▁deck , ▁and