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Old 4th October 2002 | 15:05
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lunkenheimer
 
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Bar-headed geese have been observed flying over the Himalayas, even over Everest, so it is at least theoretically possible to have a birdstrike at 30,000 ft. I've seen this information in several reputable journals, so tend to believe it.

Also found this report, but haven't attempted to verify:

"The altitude record is held by a Rüppell's griffon Gyps rueppelli, a vulture with a 10-foot wingspan. On November 29, 1975 one was sucked into a jet engine 37,900 feet above the Ivory Coast in West Africa"

This might be the Lufthansa incident BlueEagle is thinking of.
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