https://freerepublic.com/tag/patrioticbirds/ en-us Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:32:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2874648/posts Officials say birds struck Vice President Joe Biden's plane as it was landing Thursday night at Santa Barbara Airport in California. Nobody was injured. Maj. Michelle Lai of the U.S. Air Force 89th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office says two to three birds hit the right side of Air Force Two. SFGate.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2874648/posts#comment Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:32:47 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2874602/posts Air Force Two, a modified Boeing 757 government airplane carrying Vice President Joe Biden, struck birds Thursday night as it was landing at Santa Barbara Airport in California, an administration official told ABC News. The plane touched down safely without further incident, allowing Biden to continue on his itinerary, officials said. Biden was The bird strike damaged the official plane making it unable to return to Washington, DC. It’s engines were later seen under inspection by mechanics on the airport tarmac. “The Vice President left Santa Barbara this afternoon as scheduled, aboard an alternate U.S. Air Force aircraft,” the official... abc https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2874602/posts#comment Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:21:19 GMT