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Passengers witness aerial bloodbath as departing plane hits flock of birds
NY Daily News ^

Posted on 10/27/2025 7:11:50 PM PDT by janetjanet998

A passenger jet was bathed in blood after it hit a flock of birds while flying out of Algiers over the weekend.

Video shows a plane identified by Air Live as a Saudia Boeing 777-300 plowing through the birds as it began its ascent Saturday

The airliner’s nose, front fuselage, landing gear, wheel wells and wings were reportedly impacted by the collision. The flight crew opted to continue to its destination in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where the plane landed safely.

No injuries were reported

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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

As a keeper of birds, I can’t click on the title and have no desire to read it.


21 posted on 10/28/2025 6:06:42 AM PDT by AFB-XYZ (( We have two options: 1. Stand up, or 2. Bend over))
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