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To: Robe

During my Air Force career, I remember seeing flight safety traffic about a bird strike involving a turkey vulture that collided with an RF-4C from the Idaho Air National Guard. Impact shattered the windscreen and the birds’ remains squarely struck the pilot, leaving him seriously injured. The RF-4 was at 15,000 feet when it struck the vulture.

Fortunately, the RF-4C had dual controls and the WSO landed the jet from the back seat. The accident ended the pilot’s career.


22 posted on 10/28/2017 3:57:45 PM PDT by ExNewsExSpook
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To: ExNewsExSpook

Didn’t a big bird down a B-1?


24 posted on 10/28/2017 4:39:50 PM PDT by Spok
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