| | |

Bird-Hit Royal Air Force Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing at Cardiff Airport

RAFA Royal Air Force helicopter had to make an emergency landing at Cardiff Airport in the Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom, on the morning of February 4.

According to a Ministry of Defence spokesperson, “Two RAF aircraft were training in Pembrey when one aircraft thought it had been struck by a bird…As a precaution the aircraft asked to land at the nearest airport which was Cardiff…There was no damaged discovered and both aircraft returned to the RAF Valley base in Anglesea.”

Airport authorities confirmed that Hawk T1 made an uneventful emergency landing and no one aboard was harmed.

To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.

Similar Posts

  • | | | |

    Fighter Jets Escort Korean Airlines Plane to Stuttgart, Germany

    Korean Airlines flight KE-917 was intercepted by two supersonic fighter jets on July 15th.

    The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Seoul, South Korea, to Zurich, Switzerland, was over Berlin, Germany, when it lost communication with the ATC.

    The German Air Force subsequently dispatched two fighter jets that escorted the plane to Stuttgart, Germany.

    The plane landed safely in Stuttgart. All two hundred and eleven passengers aboard remained unharmed.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | | | |

    Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing at BWI

    250px-Delta_logo.svgDelta flight 772, en route from Atlanta to Providence, had to make an emergency landing at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport at around 10:30 p.m. on September 5.

    The aircraft was diverted to BWI because of some mechanical problems.

    The plane landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained safe.

    Several other flights were delayed from BWI because of the incident.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | | | | |

    Engine Fire and Fuel Leak in Tehran


    Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
    Contact Photographer Shary

    What: Saha Airlines Boeing 707-300 en route from Ahvaz to Tehran
    Where: Ahvaz
    When: Aug 3rd 2009
    Who: 174 passenger
    Why: On take off, engines one and two caught on fire. The crew declared emergency and landed safely where the plane landed and a fuel leak was discovered in the plane. Passengers debarked without injury.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | |

    Aussie Heli Crash

    What: chopper
    Where: Queensland rural area at Tally Ho, about 60km south of Emerald
    When: 11 am March 10, 2010
    Who: 2 unidentified pilots
    Why: Information on this so far is very sparse–: The helicopter they were piloting crashed, and they walked away. One of them with minor injuries was taken to Springsure Hospital.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | | | | |

    Air Astana Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Xiamen, China

    Air Astana flight KC-1392 had to make an emergency landing in Xiamen, China, on October 12th.

    The Boeing 757-200 plane was performing a test flight when the crew noticed a landing gear issue.

    The plane landed back uneventfully. All four crew members aboard remained safe.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | | | |

    Chattanooga Emergency Landing


    Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
    Contact photographer Joey Collura

    What: Airtran Boeing 717-200 en route from Washington to Atlanta
    Where: Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
    When: Mar 12 2010
    Who: 117 passengers
    Why: While en route to Atlanta, the flight diverted to Chattanooga due to Atlanta weather. On approach to Chattanooga, the Boeing was struck by lightning; it did, however make a safe landing at 4:13 p.m. While an alternative plane was provided for passengers, the Boeing that was hit by lightning is out of service pending inspection.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.