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Originally Posted by basimpsn
Wasn't the crash at Top Gun 1997-1998 (I think) caused by a scale folding wing mechanism that activated while he was flying (not his fault right?) I know one of his A-7 had a midair with another jet but that doesn't count either right?

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P.S Sry not defending FEJ.
Actually, the first one was right, but the second one is incorrect. Lewis's first FEJ A-7 was lost in a mid-air with a Shockwave at Kentucky Jets, his *second one* shed a wing - at Best in the West, I believe...

Bob