mjt@super.org (Michael J. Tighe) (07/12/89)
From: Michael J. Tighe <mjt@super.org> > Three or four years ago there was a dogfight midair in the US -- > probably Israeli aircraft although this wasn't made clear -- between > an F-15 and an A-4. Totalled most of one wing of the F-15. Safe > (although very fast) landing was made. The only midair collision that resulted in a landing of an F-15 without a wing that I know of was an Israeli F-15B aircraft. The incident happened *at least* 4 years ago. The F-15B lost the entire right wing. I am not sure where it happened, but based on the surrounding area of the picture I saw of it, I was led to believe it was not in the US. ------------- Michael Tighe internet: mjt@super.org uunet: ...!uunet!super!mjt
page@ferrari.ece.uiuc.edu (Ward Page) (08/15/89)
From: page@ferrari.ece.uiuc.edu (Ward Page) > The only midair collision that resulted in a landing of an F-15 > without a wing that I know of was an Israeli F-15B aircraft. The > incident happened *at least* 4 years ago. The F-15B lost the entire > right wing. I believe that the Israeli F-15 was hit by a SAM that did not explode. It flew back and landed safely but very fast. An interesting story I heard from a safety engineer at Gen. Dynamics when I worked there: An Israeli F-4 had just landed and was taxiing off of the runway when the ejection seat went off and shot the pilot clear of the area. The F-4 was still taxiing when the pilot, free of his chute, caught up with the A/C, climbed in and taxied the plane to its hangar. Ward Page University of Illinois page@ferrari.ece.uiuc.edu