pattern with a C-130E Hercules, AF Ser. No. 68-10942, c/n 4322, at the Green Ramp, Pope Air Force Base , NC, where paratroopers from adjacent Fort Bragg were preparing for a drop mission. The F-16D skidded into a C-141B Starlifter, AF Ser No. 66-0173, on Pope’s flight line. The ensuing explosion sent