This happened on Okinawa in 1967. On the rare occasions when a "Habu" mission was discovered ahead of time, we drove down on the beach at the end of the main runway at Kadena AFB and watched the monster take off. A great thundering aircraft with fuel streaming from the fuel tanks, and a near vertical takeoff at wheels up. One of the truly amazing things I saw in my short military career. Of course there was the B-52 that blew up on takeoff, but that is another tale for another time.
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