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Old 11th Jul 2007, 17:11
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Tonka Birdstrike!!
Hi,
Right place,right time,I guess.......... well for me anyway,not for the unfortunate seagull!
Tornado over the piano keys at Lossie today hit this gull,around about the area of the left hand undercarriage.Result not pretty.......








Hope you are not having chicken for dinner
And yes,I have sent the pics to the Sqn.
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Old 11th Jul 2007, 17:41
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Pretty bird!
Now that's something you don't see every day!
Nice piccie!
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Ouch!
he will only do it the once...........

Nice pic

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Im glad there is one less of those ba$tard seagulls around now - they keep on sh!tting all over the mess!!
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Originally Posted by Sense1
they keep on sh!tting all over the mess!!
No, their ****ting IS a mess

Cracking pictures BTW Ranger, thanks for that.
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Old 11th Jul 2007, 20:44
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Did he remember to kiss his @rse goodbye?
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Originally Posted by airborne_artist
Did he remember to kiss his @rse goodbye?

Looking at the second picture, I don't think he could reach it!




Congrats on owning the next Bird Scaring poster.
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Old 11th Jul 2007, 21:03
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It appears, from the second picture, that he too was configured for landing!
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Old 11th Jul 2007, 21:06
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I take it he left it on the deck then? Or was it 'just one more roller' for CFT?
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The first air to air kill albeit from a GR4!
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This is what happens when you have too many in the circuit, personally I blame the ATC'ers for not ordering a go around
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Old 11th Jul 2007, 21:19
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Nice work!

Splat a few more of the noisey twats
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Old 11th Jul 2007, 21:39
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I wonder if such an impressive crumple zone was part of the original seagull design feature?
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It's probably the first time a GR4 mate has ever got a bird to part her legs by dangling his undercarriage!
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Brilliant pictures. A feather in your cap; in fact, several I should think.
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Great pictures. I hope they bagged the bits and sent them off to DEFRA
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You killed my Speckled Jim!
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Murderers....
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Where'd it go?
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What pictures
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