Originally Posted by
chevvron
Coincidence I know but there was Comet 3 at RAE Bedford which had its tailplane removed by a Trident, the Comet being lined up on the runway while the Trident did a low approach, obviously a bit too low! . The damage was repaired by pinching the tailplane from one of the Comets which had been ferried into RAF Halton as an instructional airframe.
How did he manage to damage the Comet tailplane without totalling the fin as well ? Your statement implies they were both on or about the centreline, just trying to understand how a lack of vertical separation could lead to only tailplane damage.