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Arkefly Birdstrike


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Contact photographer Robert Burke

What: ArkeFly Boeing 767-304ER (WL) en route from Amsterdam to Colombo.
Where: Goa-Dabolim Airport
When: October 27, 2011
Who: 263 aboard
Why: On takeoff from Goa-Dabolim Airport, the plane ran into a flock of birds. The bird strike ended up with several birds ingested into an engine.

The pilot didn’t have to make an emergency landing, as he had not actually left the runway. He just braked, and the passengers were able to disembark safely.

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