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"I just happened to be on duty when NASA reps walked in and told us the space shuttle would be landing here in 3 hours. I got assigned to crash truck #4 and followed it down the runway. At the refueling site I was stationed 600 feet from the back of the aircraft, on the pilot side. It took 15,000 gallons of fuel at about $3.00 per gallon. When it took off I was positioned at the takeoff end of the runway. These pictures were taken by the station captain." Written by a fireman in Amarillo, Texas