It was bound to happen some day and feel fortunate I got 16 years of use out of it.
Camped at Agua Verde south of Loreto, BCS, chatting with a local who it turns out half of my van was camped on his newly acquired land (a good guy that I now consider a friend), my buddy happened to be flying his drone and hovering it pointed at camp when a gust came up and the awning went flying. The middle and rear mount came off the gutter but the front stayed put and just bent up.
The main body of the awning ended up with a terrible twist and the rear scissor arm bent the wrong way ripping the aluminum. It was obvious pretty quickly that it was toast. I had a very similar incident with it early last year on another BCS beach but it didn't damage the awning and I was able to remount it solo on the beach (that was a chore).
I was headed to the Loreto land fill with it but passed a recycler south of town and thought I'd see if they would take it since it's mostly aluminum. They were more than happy to take it off my hands and the van now weighs ~75lbs less!
And for your viewing pleasure, here's the link to the video. Awning destruction at about 1:55. The rest of the video just shows how beautiful this place is and why my wife and I keep returning.
https://youtu.be/gm-HKiay8_4
Incidentally, I do have the crank, rafter, and both legs from the awning still if anyone needs them.