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Old 24th December 2000 | 03:02
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ShyTorque
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One moonlit night in southern China we were transitting at 500 ft amsl. Suddenly the city lights outside went out as a VERY big bird hit my aircraft just above the windscreen. I landed shortly afterwards to find lots of blood, guts and feathers up and over the top deck but no damage.

I suspect the bird was a Black-eared Kite, commonly known as a S**te-Hawk. It also scared the S**te out of us.

Any guesses where my user name came from?

[This message has been edited by ShyTorque (edited 24 December 2000).]