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To: Red Badger
This type of event is not unheard of.

In 1970 an F-106 Delta Dart on a training mission went into an unrecoverable flat spin forcing the pilot to eject.

After ejection, the jet recovered and flew on for several miles before landing itself in the middle of a cornfield.

The jet received so little damage that it was repaired and returned to service, earning the moniker, "Cornfield Bomber."

It was retired in 1986 and was presented to the National Museum of the United States Air Force where it sits on display to this day.

See: The Day an F-106 Supersonic Fighter Landed Itself in the Middle of a Field


72 posted on 09/21/2023 5:22:30 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (For 'tis the sport to have the engineer hoist with his own petard., -- Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4)
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To: Ol' Dan Tucker

The only thing that would make that picture sexier would be the tasteful application of a little TAC orange.


84 posted on 09/22/2023 5:30:01 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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