F-18 loses part of its wing. What the what!?

[USMCmech]

1998 or 99? I recall this happening when I was working F/A-18 Retrofit Engineering......

No, this was more recent than that. I can't remember exactly what year though.

 

[msmspilot]

The Senate shot him down.

Dorsey went into intel after losing his wings, then he got his law degree and was an IG. It probably didn't hurt that his dad was skipper of the America at the time of the shoot-down.

Ah. I guess I heard when he was nominated to get the star and didn't follow up.

 

[jskibo]

No, this was more recent than that. I can't remember exactly what year though.

Ahh

This is the one I was thinking of.....1996.

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Stories1/001-100/0011_F-18_Mid-air/story0011.htm

 

[Inverted]

1998 or 99? I recall this happening when I was working F/A-18 Retrofit Engineering......

Ours was 2006.

 

[Itchy]

So did they swap paint, or did just "fall off"?
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/blue-angel-f-a-18-hornets-shed-parts-in-flight-twice-in-1709836712

 

[SpiraMirabilis]

Wings are for people who don't know how to design engines!