At Bassingbourn in the early '60's a Canberra went wheels up into the overshoot.
After air bags had raised the a/c, trackjacks were located under each wing and hitched up to a tractor ready to tow a/c away. Just prior to this the F/Sgt in charge detailed an airman to sit in the cockpit. As the tractor driver was given the signal to move off the F/Sgt shouted at the airman in the cockpit, ''brakes off''!
Old habits......!