A C-5 Galaxy touches down on Rogers Dry Lake in the Mojave Desert without its nose landing gear shortly before 9 a.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. A T-39 provides emergency escort for the C-5 on its final approach. The cargo plane from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., was traveling to Colorado Springs, Colo., on the first leg of a supply mission to Mildenhall Royal Air Force Base, England. Shortly after its 2 a.m. takeoff, the crew discovered the nose landing gear door was stuck, preventing the landing gear from going down. (AP Photo/United States Air Force)
Crew members of a C-5 Galaxy examine the nose of the airplane following a successful emergency landing on Rogers Dry Lake in the Mojave Desert Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The cargo plane from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., was traveling to Colorado Springs, Colo., on the first leg of a supply mission to Mildenhall Royal Air Force Base, England. Shortly after its 2 a.m. takeoff, the crew discovered the nose landing gear door was stuck, preventing the landing gear fromgoing down. No one was injured and the plane suffered little damage. (AP Photo/United States Air Force)
