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Old 23rd Oct 2002, 19:54
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Personally viewed the damage a large bird can do to a jet transport in Khartoum years ago.
A buzzard was struck by a Boeing 727 at 4000agl, and the bird went,
thru the radome, forward pressure bulkhead, broke the First Officers left leg, went thru the cockpit door, and what was left of him was splattered all over the first class lounge.

The aeroplane was doing 340 KIAS at impact.

Definately not pretty.
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