The end of Jeff ’ s right wing had been sheared off , Jeff was shocked at this , He was 30,000 feet on one wing . Jeff checked again and saw brownish ,
Orange jet fuel leaking on the wing . In an quick movement jeff dumped all the fuel in the right tank and switched it over to his left and his left reserve tank . With the plan still slightly dipping to the right when Jeff send his first S . O . S , “ This is falcon 2-5 to Redson , Over ” “ This is Redson go ahead Falcon 2-5 send your traffic ” “ I need some fighters to escort me back to base , Copy ?” “ Reason ? Falcon 2-5 ” “ I ’ ve been damaged and separated from squadron ” “ Copy , Escort heading to Alpha 2 ” Suddenly the plane shuddered and began a dive that jeff couldn ’ t recover immediately from , Then in an instant all around him Flak shells exploded and dotted the sky in icky black smoke . The Missile alert tone filled jeff ’ s headset once again as he scanned the sky quickly to find the missile , After seeing a white speak with a black smoke trail coming on his right , Jeff pulled his flares and turn sharply to the left and pushed his throttle to max and prayed . The missile zoomed past him and once again Jeff ’ s plane was missed . The Raptor was now almost on the ground , Jeff could now make out the sand dunes he was shooting past . After slowing down a bit jeff now knew he would not make it to the U . S . S Redson as he couldn ’ t climb to meet his escorts . In a split second Jeff ’ s right wing engulfed in flames , Then the engine shut off , Then the plane spun . Trying fruitlessly , jeff gave up trying to save the plane and grasped his hand around the ejector seat handle and pulled it . - ]
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