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Plane hits cow on emergency landing
MSNBC (via AP) ^
| 12/17/08
| AP
Posted on 12/18/2008 6:04:24 AM PST by DFG
LONDON - The pilot of a vintage biplane says he ran into an unusual hazard while making an emergency landing — a cow.
Rob Wotton says he was trying to land his World War II-era Tiger Moth after the engine stalled just after takeoff southwest of London on Sept. 14. He was about to touch down in a field when the animal wandered into his way.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aerospace; biplane; tigermoth
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posted on
12/18/2008 6:04:24 AM PST
by
DFG
To: DFG
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posted on
12/18/2008 6:05:28 AM PST
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll)
To: DFG
wwii tiger-moth? i thought it was a wwi plane....shows how much i know...
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posted on
12/18/2008 6:05:37 AM PST
by
devane617
(...And to the Republic For Which It Stood...)
To: DFG
"I have to say it is the first cow I have ever hit in 22 years' flying." Let's hope it's the last, as well.
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posted on
12/18/2008 6:05:59 AM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: DFG
Doggone it, I told my ex sister in law to stay off the runway!
just jokin’
5
posted on
12/18/2008 6:06:23 AM PST
by
dforest
(Is there any good idea out there that Obama doesn't lay claim to anymore?)
To: DFG
That was a Moooooving story.....
Adds new meaning to the term “$100 Hamburger” for flyins...
6
posted on
12/18/2008 6:06:31 AM PST
by
nevergore
("It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.")
To: DFG
7
posted on
12/18/2008 6:06:36 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(I was sad because I had no shoes to throw, until I met a reporter who had no feet.....)
To: DFG
What was Camilla doing out in that field without royal security protection?
To: DFG
Not a proper cow tipping, IMO.
9
posted on
12/18/2008 6:08:04 AM PST
by
decimon
To: devane617
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posted on
12/18/2008 6:08:20 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(I was sad because I had no shoes to throw, until I met a reporter who had no feet.....)
To: DFG
Sounds like he needs a cow catcher on that plane.
11
posted on
12/18/2008 6:08:35 AM PST
by
mmanager
(It is time to prune the tree.)
To: DFG
"I clipped her and she went rolling away but seemed unhurt and carried on grazing. The aircraft was very slightly damaged." Close call for the cow. Dead-stick almost turned into dead steak. ;-)
12
posted on
12/18/2008 6:08:38 AM PST
by
Charles Martel
(Liberals are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
To: devane617
i thought it was a wwi plane....shows how much i know...I'm pretty sure you're right. Remember this is AP so they're pretty ignorant about things military.
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posted on
12/18/2008 6:08:51 AM PST
by
Timocrat
To: Red Badger
Real timely reporting on this one. Incident happened 3 months ago, the footage has been on YouTube for a month and a half and MSNBC is just now getting around to it? Sweet.
To: DFG
Rather a risky way of starting the new sport of airborne cow-tipping
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posted on
12/18/2008 6:09:04 AM PST
by
silverleaf
(Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
To: rockvillem
Slow news day. Obama isn’t doing anything..............
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posted on
12/18/2008 6:10:28 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(I was sad because I had no shoes to throw, until I met a reporter who had no feet.....)
To: devane617
Tiger Moths were widely used by the British in WWII as a primary trainer.
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posted on
12/18/2008 6:11:09 AM PST
by
DFG
To: devane617
The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until 1952 when many of the surplus aircraft entered civil operation.
-- Wikipedia
To: DFG
Is the cow ‘s relatives suing?
Are they MOOOOING mad?
GOT LAWYER?
19
posted on
12/18/2008 6:12:01 AM PST
by
chicagolady
(Mexican Elite say: EXPORT Poverty Let the American Taxpayer foot the bill !)
To: DFG
For all of you animal lovers out there:
Cowgate solved: The cow is okay, but the Tiger Moth...don't ask!For the worried readers among you that were concerned about the safety of the cow that was hit by a Tiger Moth recently, fear not, as the official report has come out today informing us that the cow is thankfully okay, but the Tiger Moth definitely isn't, incurring "substantial damage" to the aircraft.
Still... it means that we can laugh at the video once again, so in all it's glory here it is: Video Link
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posted on
12/18/2008 6:12:02 AM PST
by
Yo-Yo
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