Midair Collision facts
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The day after German WW1 ace Oswald Boelcke died from a crash landing following a midair collision, British pilots dropped a wreath at his airbase which read: "To the memory of Captain Boelcke, a brave and chivalrous foe."
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There is one reported incident of a midair collision of a 737 and a fish.
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Following a midair collision, an IAF F-15 landed with just one wing. The pilot was demoted for not obeying his instructor but then promoted for managing to save the aircraft.
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In 1983, an Israeli Air Force pilot successfully landed an F-15 jet fighter after a midair collision took off one wing. He didn't discover the extent of the damage to the plane until after he had successfully landed.
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An Israeli pilot landed an F15 fighter after a midair collision tore off his wing.
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About Zivi Nedivi, an Israeli fighter pilot who in 1983 flew and landed his F-15 Eagle with one wing missing. The wing was sheared off after a midair collision with an A-4 Skyhawk during dogfight training.
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After a midair collision in disputed circumstances, the US wrote a letter stating it was "very sorry" about the Chinese pilot's death and "very sorry" about entering Chinese airspace, but made it clear this was not an apology.
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A F15 landed safely with only one wing after a midair collision
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A midair collision between an Aeromexico jetliner and a private plane was partially responsible by an air traffic controller named, Walter White.
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In 1983 Israeli pilot Ziv Nedivi flew and landed an F-15 that had lost a wing in a midair collision.
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On September 11, 2001, hijacked flight United 175, the second plane to hit the World Trade Center, came within 1/2 a mile of a midair collision with Delta 2315, a Tampa bound plane, near Hartford, CT.
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In 1983, an F-15 lost its right wing due to a midair collision. The pilot was ordered to eject when he realised he had marginal control of the jet and flew out back, landing twice the allowed speed and nearly running out of runway.
