Your best landings with parts missing?

[Delirium]

In the 'Husky' scenario, I ended up winning a fight with 3 Me109s in my P38 but ended up with;

half a wing missing
1 flap stuck
1 bad radiator
the other engine had an oil hit
half an elevator
1 vertical stab
1 rudder
2 MGs shot out
20MM cannon shot out
and 1 aileron

The best thing was the stuck flap actually helped me keep the thing level because it was opposing the weight of the undamaged wing. I cycled the engines so neither would die on me, I'd let the rad damaged engine run until it was close to overheating and then restart the oil damaged one. Once the rad engine cooled down, I would turn it back on until it red-lined again.

None of my gear were damaged but I landed wheels up, I figured it would flip otherwise.

[dhyran]

just watch my carrier landing, i like it save in a box

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy_HFzr18qQ

[crazierthanu]

I have two stories that really stand out in my mind when it comes down to really close landings.

One was in a 38J (suprise suprise  ) I got shot up by a nik with 9 kills, ending up losing my elevators, 1 aileron, an engine and wingtip. I cannot believe I actually landed that bird, and now that I look back on it, I'm ashamed.  

Second one was in FSO, back about a year or two ago, it was one of my first FSO's with the 82nd. We had a really good turnout, around 12 people were flying with us on TS. It was a pacific setup and we were assigned F6F's. I had a few kills, but wasnt damaged at all.
Once the CV was in sight, I checked my fuel to find only drops in my tank, and the frame was 2 minutes from ending. I was bringing it back on the deck at about 200 feet, throttled back as much as possible. Around 3k out from the CV, my engine dies. I ended up having to land diagonally on the front of the CV, slamming into the tower and doing a few flips. Thirty seconds later, the frame ended.

My reaction on Teamspeak was priceless, I was going crazy. I think I remember waking up everyone in my house.  

I also fell asleep during an FSO once, flew through a huge furball while everyone was screaming at me, but thats something else.  

[Bubbajj]

I landed an F6F with both wing tips missing. Actually landed it on the dirt and taxied to the tarmac for a successful landing.

[Wildcat1]

B-17 with both elevators, one aileron, 2 engines, rudder, the right gear gone PLUS a PW.

either that or an FM-2 with no elevators, no ailerons, and engine oil gone

[Plawranc]

Lanc, 1 engine left, 1 elevator missing, one rudder, one aileron, landing gear broken off, and pilot wound.

I made it, albiet very slowly.

[321BAR]

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best for me was 262 wings clipped 1 engine and 1 elevator hehe

[Debrody]

5 kills in a 262, flying 4 sectors to home with half a wing, one engine, gear and right horizontal stab missing and an La following me like a puppy. He ran outta gas first.    was a pain, but made it   

[Zoney]

P47-M, half a wing, oil hit all over the windshield engine out, left landing gear gone, pilot wound passing out, lined up on the carrier, passed out just as I was about to slide it in wheels up, came to just as she was tipping off the front of the carrier, ended mission just as she was going over the side, safe...............

Had to take a 10 minute break after that, heart pounding, palms sweating, and I think I may have been closing my eyes a little each time I passed out.

Fun stuff, just yesterday BTW.

[asleep1]

AR234 with NO elevators. Used throttle to control alt and rudder sideslip to steer. Landed on the ground and taxi to runway.

[Volron]

The most damage I've landed with that I have a screen shot of.

I've landed a 262 with no wing tips.  My 1st 262 I might add.   I'm glad the rudder on it is nice and responsive. 

I have also landed an IL-2 with no elevators.  That was a trip.  Oh boy...

[Molsman]

here are mine best landing with alot of missing plane parts and end result was a successful landing. these shots are from Phillipine Phandango scenario. I am rtbing for a reload to go out for a second run. But I ran into a few problems when someone put this tree in front of the runway. here is the first shot of the approach



after tree clipping left wing




final landing




and here is my first cv landing in a  p38 kinda lost some wings after touchdown and used the tower in a way to help me stop

[Guppy35]

Make way for a professional...

[Yossarian]

Question to everyone who's landed a B-25 with one wingtip missing (or rather, to anyone who's failed to crash it with one wingtip, and remain in some semblance of controlled flight): how?

[1701E]

Question to everyone who's landed a B-25 with one wingtip missing (or rather, to anyone who's failed to crash it with one wingtip, and remain in some semblance of controlled flight): how?

Very carefully.  I normally put down flaps, cut power to the opposing engine and rudder/aileron/elevator hard in the direction of the good wing.