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Tangently related: Israeli F-15 pilot who loses a wing in a mid-air collision and still successfully lands.

https://theaviationist.com/2014/09/15/f-15-lands-with-one-wi...

Interesting tidbit: they slapped a replacement wing on and returned the aircraft to service.



Talk about winging it! Great link thanks. Probably a good thing no-one told the pilot how badly his plane was damaged.


Interview with the pilot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LveSc8Lp0ZE


And totally different tangent, GM will not warranty a C7 because of a minor crack on the chassis[1] so it's declared totaled and offered for 7.5 grand or so.

[1]http://gmauthority.com/blog/2017/09/one-tiny-crack-led-a-c7-...


https://jalopnik.com/heres-how-a-corvette-was-totaled-becaus...

A small crack, but not minor.




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