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Old 10th October 2004 | 11:26
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Bird Strike pics

I have been asked to collect some pics of dramatic bird strikes!This is for a presentation on BCU at cwl.So any help would be very much appreciated.THANKS
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Old 10th October 2004 | 12:05
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loads on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 10th October 2004 | 13:24
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Here's a starter.

http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contri...nisko/3423.htm


Full series available here:

http://www.gruntdoc.com/archives/000108.html
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Old 10th October 2004 | 18:18
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Birdstrike Damage
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Old 10th October 2004 | 19:08
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Try these pictures. I think you will find them quite impressive. I bet the captain had a bit of a fright;

http://www.aviation-engineer.com/767...%20Strike.html
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Old 12th October 2004 | 16:25
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Some of those pictures look like a scene out of Pulp Fiction. I never realised how efficiently they can screw up the plane.
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Old 12th October 2004 | 17:18
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Thanks to everyone,very good pics (not so good for the a/c and crew)these are spot on !! cheers
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Old 13th October 2004 | 18:52
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Here's some damage to a Hawk:

Hawk Birdstrike
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Old 14th October 2004 | 20:10
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Thanks for that.Building a nice collection!Any more pics would be very much appreciated! More dramatic the better!
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Old 15th October 2004 | 10:43
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Some more:

T-28
http://www.ghostsquadron-ggw.org/eve...birdstrike.jpg

C-141
http://www.atsb.gov.au/aviation/rese...birdstrike.jpg

Canberra
http://www.bywat.co.uk/birdstrike.jpg

Vulcan
http://www.avrovulcan.org.uk/crown_c...birdstrike.htm

Red Arrow
http://www.raf.mod.uk/reds/images/bstrike02.jpg

It's not just an aircraft problem....
http://www.linienmc.dk/images/mc-pics/birdstrike.jpg
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