Delta plane crash report offers latest findings on what happened at Pearson (Toronto) last month

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6. What's really fascinating, is to see some of the planes in combat,

how they've come back with so much damage, and can still land. There was a B-17 that flew a mission over North Africa, got rammed by a Bf 109, almost cut the fuselage in two, and made it back. The crew used the straps and line from their parachutes to help hold the rear of the airplane together, so when they got back to Britain, they couldn't bail out, and had to land.
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/articles/ww-ii-b17-survival-story.html