ThomsonFly 757 bird strike & flames captured on video

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This incident was video recorded by Simon Lowe. 233 people where on board this jet bound for Lanzarote. The number 2 engine sucks in one bird (a crow or corvid) as the plane rotates off the runway.

T.V. news reports of two herons being sucked in are wrong.

Congratulations to the crew and air-traffic controllers for the calm and professional way they dealt with the situation. Please checkout more video's by me on Flightlevel350.com.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: May 2, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Author: headintheclouds46

Length: 00:09:36
Rating: 4.82
Views: 1415287

Tags: ThomsonFly 757 Emergency BirdStrike ManchesterAirport G-BYAW Thomson263H

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numbing numbered numerous Comments:
MikeandEllie (August 28, 2008 at 4:33 pm)
Extraordinary video, and superb work by all the air and ground crews involved there.
JONESSTI01 (August 28, 2008 at 6:37 am)
at 2:14 is that concorde in the background?
Couchy3745 (August 27, 2008 at 4:05 pm)
why do some people always find fault in all things amazing? DAVCOUGAR!!! what a pointless observation that was.
DAVCOUGAR (August 26, 2008 at 7:08 pm)
at 22 seconds he says 253 hotel, the flight was 263 hotel. perhaps he had a lot on his mind at the time!!!
Jambopin (August 26, 2008 at 4:33 pm)
Wow! Nailed 'em!
CrashDRFC (August 26, 2008 at 8:01 am)
weldone pilot and airtraffic control great job great teamwork planes are amazing things
drsheikhjunior (August 26, 2008 at 7:04 am)
This video is amazing,sad for the bird though..
tincaptain (August 26, 2008 at 3:01 am)
When you take off with a full payload of fuel and lose the power of an engine due to a bird entering an engine intake......its means shutting that engine down .....and the skill of a good pilot to control the aircraft ....to get it down on the ground again with the remaining engine in one piece......ex RAF groundcrew..Wittering on the Vulcan "v" bombers.......even small birds cause major problems!
Krishan (August 25, 2008 at 5:39 pm)
wont the plane be unbalanced with one running...
everybodysgreen (August 25, 2008 at 5:48 am)
of course it can damage the blades