At 09:30 21 December 2004, Tony Burton wrote:

Some years ago a pilot was taking his young son for
a ride in a 2-32. There
was a BANG and the 2-32 was knocked into a spin.
After recovery, nothing
seemed amiss. Later on landing one wing wheel assembly
was missing. The
missing wing wheel assembly was found imbedded in
the leading edge of an F4
at the local AFB.

Bill Daniels

I was there that day. It was just west of Black Forest
Gliderport, 1975
I think. The jet was southbound, letting down into
Peterson Field. The
2-32 didn't spin so far as I recall the pilot recounting
the event. The
wingtip wheel was found imbedded in the tip tank of
the jet.


F-4s never carried tiptanks, so presumably wheel was
in an underwing tank. Route to get there must have
been interesting.