"Alan Minyard" wrote...
On 23 Nov 2003 15:06:20 GMT, (BUFDRVR) wrote:

I am curious about one thing, if this was an IR manpad, why was the impact
on the wing, well outboard of the engine?

All we can tell from that picture is that at least ONE fragment impact was on
the outboard wing. There may have been any number of additional impacts
elsewhere on the wing, engine, or fuselage, that did not result in residual
fires.

The frag pattern would depend on the trajectory of the missile relative to the
airplane, the frag pattern of the particular warhead, and the time & place at
detonation. The missile could well have been tracking the tailpipe, but the
combination of fuzing and frag pattern caused the most significant hit on the
outboard wing.