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Bird Strike in India


Pictured: AnIndiGo Airbus
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What: IndiGo Airbus A320-200 en route from Bhubaneshwar to Delhi
Where: Biju Patnaik Airport, Bhubaneshwar
When: Aug 28th 2010
Who: 140 passengers and 6 crew
Why: On takeoff, the Airbus suffered a bird strike. Ground crew witnessed a part or parts falling. The crew decided to return to Bhubaneshwar where they made a safe landing.

A replacement jet is being flown in to complete the Hyderabad-Bhubaneswar-New Delhi flight.

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    An Avro 504K replica on the flight line ready for the weekly airshow, Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Rhinebeck NY
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