Didn't one of the F3's hit the large mast by Stanley, a few years back?
lost a lot of one wing?
Certainly did. Jul/Aug 2000. Watched it land back at MPA from Bay 3 outside 1312 Flt. Lost about 4 feet of wing I believe.
XV206 went on to meet its own demise in Lashkar Gar, Afghanistan on 24th May 2006