In 1991, the crew from the Ghost Riders squadron had to make an emergency landing when the nose cone came off of the F-14 they were flying due to a landing mechanism failure.
F-14s had variable swept wings that adjusted to changes in speed. Sometimes the wings failed and became stuck in the swept position. This could keep the Tomcat from landing successfully.
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