There I was, just flying along, enjoying the
flight
at 20,000 ft, minding my own business.....
And what's so cool is, they actually pay me to do this!
When... Hmmm...What's that strange sound?
Something feels different!
Hey, why am I looking up?
Whoa there. What the hell?? Controls aren't working.
Time for a mirror check... Hey, where's the rest of my F-15?
Uh oh, it's over there... I think I've got a definite... Aw, sh*t. What
the hell is going on here?
I gotta wonder, am I the first guy to ever experience a
'cockpit-airframe separation anxiety attack'?
OK, enough is enough!.. I'm outta here!
But first, the canopy has to
go.
Phew... At least that's now out of the way...
OK, now it's my turn. I'm gonna be gone as soon
as I find that
frickin' lower handle.
Got it... I'm gone !!!!!!
Kudos to the guy
who took these pictures!
Just another 'average day at the office'?
It was determined that what caused this
mid-air
break up was the main "longeron"
(stringer) behind the cockpit failed due to corrosion.
This 'incident' caused the USAF to ground its
entire fleet of F-15s.
Talk about being in the right place at the right time for the
photographer...
And the wrong place at the wrong time for the pilot!
AMAZING PICTURES
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