RUNAWAY FIGHTER AIRCRAFT Published July 14, 2009 By Retired Tech. Sgt. Tony Martinez Via e-mail -- I read with interest the article "Crew Chiefs Stop Runaway F-16 Fighter" in the March/April 2009 edition of Torch ("Clear the Runway," page 24). You can just picture the three maintainers desperately running along the brakeless, out-of-control F-16 trying to throw chocks underneath the tires to stop it. I'll bet you can't find that technique in a technical order or emergency checklist. But good on them for thinking fast and averting a disaster that could have badly damaged multiple aircraft or even killed someone.