On the subject of losing wings (as in pic above), it is true EAW (European Air War)sim was famed for losing wings as battle damage.
Now we see that loss is a little more common elsewhere.
An absolutely beautiful sim, right along with the pics for Battle of Britain II posted in this thread.
BTW,
did anyone see the Discovery Channel special on that "amazing" video of a aircraft landing safely after losing a wing? The special showed it was a fake.
An RC (Radio Control) miniature did the actual landing.
A full-size aircraft doesn't usually have the engine power to compensate for such a loss. Though an Israeli air force jet did lose a wing and land safely. The airmen were astonished when they climbed down and looked at the damage.