An interesting pic.

[Frizbee 0]

I'm not sure if this has been posted before, but it's a bit hard to search previous posts for images.

All I can say is Ouch... that's definately worse than a bird strike.

[Longinius 1]

That is a picture of two Russian MIGs colliding during an airshow if I remember correctly. Both pilots made it, both planes were totalled. The pilots just got up, brushed off and went for a smoke

[SpeedyDonkey 0]

Yea i saw a thing on discovery about this a few days ago

[DarkLight 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Longinius @ Feb. 19 2003,12:58)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">That is a picture of two Russian MIGs colliding during an airshow if I remember correctly. Both pilots made it, both planes were totalled. The pilots just got up, brushed off and went for a smoke <span id='postcolor'>

Gotta love the Russians!

[FallenPaladin 0]

Both of them must`ve had guardian angels as big as medicine balls

I wonder how the guy from the plane on the bottom was able to eject, because it looks like as if his cockpit`s ripped apart.

[Tovarish 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (FallenPaladin @ Feb. 20 2003,16:58)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I wonder how the guy from the plane on the bottom was able to eject,  because it looks like as if his cockpit`s ripped apart.  <span id='postcolor'>

He had a close call, the other plane hit him just behind the cockpit. It what happened was they were performing some aerobatics and the plane that sliced up through him lost sight of him in some low cloud cover.

Here's some more pics of it:

[DracoPaladore 0]

Yeah, if it wasn't for the russian ejector seat installed in that thing, he said he would have died. I forget what it was called, but I heard it was a very good one.

Odd that I know that. Especially since its only a friggan ejector seat.

[Tovarish 0]

K-36 Zvezda, considered as the best in the world along with the ACES II

[Balschoiw 0]

Does he salute at the last pic ?

[R. Gerschwarzenge 0]

I believe I have a video clip of that accident somewhere. I'll try to find it.

[DracoPaladore 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tovarish @ Feb. 20 2003,17:51)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">K-36 Zvezda, considered as the best in the world along with the ACES II<span id='postcolor'>

Thats the name, thank you. Coulden't recall that

[cam0flage 0]

Is that thing called the Russian "afterburner"?

[Tovarish 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Balschoiw @ Feb. 20 2003,19:44)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Does he salute at the last pic ?  <span id='postcolor'>

I'm not certain, but I believe that on this model of ejection seat you have to pull on something over your head on the back of the seat

[FSPilot 0]

ugh, thats horrible. Looks like it cut right through the cabin. Glad both pilots made it out OK though. When did this happen?

[STS_SolidSnake 0]

Its very good that russians have the best ejector seat!

Very usefull for them

[VXR 9]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (STS_SolidSnake @ Feb. 20 2003,22:27)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Its very good that russians have the best ejector seat!

Very usefull for them<span id='postcolor'>

didnt they make the 1st ejectseat in the world?

[Tovarish 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (STS_SolidSnake @ Feb. 20 2003,22:27)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Its very good that russians have the best ejector seat!

Very usefull for them<span id='postcolor'>

I'm actually surprized it took this long for this crack to be made, some people just can't let the Cold War go .

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">didnt they make the 1st ejectseat in the world?<span id='postcolor'>

No, that was the Germans in the Me-262. Apparently though it killed almost as many pilots as it saved. I believe Sweeden had one around the same time period (for a prop fighter) that had much better results.

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">ugh, thats horrible. Looks like it cut right through the cabin. Glad both pilots made it out OK though. When did this happen?<span id='postcolor'>

A few years ago at least (4 or 5) I was still in high school and living with my parents when I saw the video.

[vade_101 0]

I was there when that happenend. It was in 1993. bit worrying at the time i can assure you,

[Tex -USMC- 0]

2 F18s collided in mid-air, yet somehow managed to land safely. That one above is one plane...

Here's the other one.

Russians don't have a monopoly on jet hi-jinx

[Mister Frag 0]

Two other US planes that were involved in mid-air collisions but which somehow managed to land safely:

[Tovarish 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tex [uSMC] @ Feb. 21 2003,05:22)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">

2 F18s collided in mid-air, yet somehow managed to land safely.<span id='postcolor'>

Read about that one...apparenty this plane had to rely on the other one for speed/altitude info during landing as all his instruments were dead.

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Two other US planes that were involved in mid-air collisions but which somehow managed to land safely:<span id='postcolor'>

ummm...I'm fairly sure that's the same incident

[Warin 0]

Man, those pilots must have been:

a) Amazingly skilled

b) Lucky

c) In need of clean underwear!!

They both look pretty messed up, it must have taken a lot of skill to keep from crashing.

[Tovarish 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Warin @ Feb. 21 2003,05:35)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Man, those pilots must have been:

a) Amazingly skilled

b) Lucky

c) In need of clean underwear!!

They both look pretty messed up, it must have taken a lot of skill to keep from crashing.<span id='postcolor'>

You ain't seen nothing yet

[Mister Frag 0]

Nope, Tovarish, check out the paint jobs and markings, one set of planes belonged to the Marines, the other to the Navy -- separate incidents.

[Warin 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tovarish @ Feb. 21 2003,05:38)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Warin @ Feb. 21 2003,05:35)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Man, those pilots must have been:

a) Amazingly skilled

b) Lucky

c) In need of clean underwear!!

They both look pretty messed up, it must have taken a lot of skill to keep from crashing.<span id='postcolor'>

You ain't seen nothing yet<span id='postcolor'>

Yeah, I saw that one awhile ago. In fact, I think you posted it!

I wish I could find a picture I saw (or think I saw) a few years back of a B-17 that had been almost cut in half by the wing of a German fighter that slammed into it. THe think managed to limp back to it's base!

Off to google to see if it's more than just my imagination.