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Old 22nd January 2009 | 04:47
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dvv
 
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more birds at night

On Jul 29, 2007, at 4:16 in the morning, an An-12 hit a flock of birds on climb-out from UUDD at between 220' and 250' AGL. No.3&4 quit, no.1&2 weren't enough to maintain altitude. The aircraft hit trees and crashed. All 7 crew perished.
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