It can be done! Landing a Pfalz D3 with no upper wings...

[J5_Hotlead]

Tonight I was on Wargrounds bashing around in my Pfalz D.IIIa. On one of my sorties, I encountered the enemy's recon trying to return to base, close to 1000 meters above the ground. I took shots at him, and as I got closer, I could see that his propeller was stopped, but that he might have enough altitude to glide back to a friendly field, so I pressed my attack in the hopes of knocking him out of the sky. Things went along well until I heard bullets from his tail turret impact my airframe and then heard the terrible crunching sound of wings peeling away.       Amazingly, I was able to nurse my wounded bird down from 1000 meters high to the trenches and land her. I couldn't believe my survival at the time, and remarked I'd have to shoot some screenshots, since I had no external views to see the full extent of the damage done. When I took a look at the track I shot, I was even further amazed: I had miraculously landed my wounded bird without any upper wings at all!

 

Now, I'm no Ace pilot and I've died plenty of times   but I guess I got lucky this time. Thank goodness I didn't try to make any sudden moves!!!

 

 

 

 

[Vonrd]

Maybe it's a bit faster now   . I like that you're giving a thumbs up... I'll add my own thumbs up to that... well done!

[Mauler Mithel]

Nice pictures!

[Lipfert]

Kameraden,

 

Big shout out, that is impressive. I generally lawn dart after that happens.

 

S!

[Klaiber]

Wow, great landing Hotlead!  That really is catastrophic damage.

[J5_Hotlead]

Thanks guys! I actually have a video of the landing itself. Might have to upload that sometime. New "Memorable ROF Moments" episode perhaps? ^^

[Barton]

That's impressive!