See also the Cornfield Bomber, an F-106 Delta Dart, which is a mach 2.3 interceptor. The pilot was doing a training flight, entered a flat spin, and ejected. The pilotless, out of control aircraft proceeded to stop its spin, entered straight and level flight, and landed intact in a nearby wheat (not corn) field. The farmer called the authorities about what he should do about it- the engine was still running. The Air Force told him to simply let it run out of fuel, which it did a few hours later. The Air Force recovered the aircraft, repaired it, and returned it to service. It retired with the rest of the F-106s 10-20 years later in the mid '80s. It's on display today at Wright Patterson AFB.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornfield_Bomber

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