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Old 19th Sep 2017, 17:23
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Dan_Brown
 
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Originally Posted by BackPacker
Hit a seagull on short final (doing about 65 knots) in a PA28 a few years ago. Right wing, right between the two outer ribs. Made a huge dent, with the edges of the aluminium plating torn from the rivets and whatnot. The repair took three weeks.
Was that bird in a tree when you hit it?:
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