TIL That in 1983, an Israeli F-15 was able to be landed after a mid-air collision, which destroyed its right wing. After the incident, the F-15’s producers, McDonnell Douglas affirmed that it was impossible for such a landing to happen, but were corrected after receiving the photos of the event.

http://theaviationist.com/2014/09/15/f-15-lands-with-one-wing/



Submitted March 13, 2015 at 11:28PM by Billy-Orcinus http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2yxkym/til_that_in_1983_an_israeli_f15_was_able_to_be/