Was awaken at 5:00 AM for a mission but it was scrubbed.  Was going to Frankfurt to hit repair shops.  Would have been a rough mission.  May still go.  The flak was supposed to be intense.   While waiting “Pete the Pom” was taking off and the nose wheel gave way.  Went all the way down the runway on its nose.  No one was hurt.  Have a damn nite practice mission tonight.  We’ll never get out of it…damn it!  Flew it and we may be out of it.