Pictured: A GoAir Airbus A320-214
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Contact photographer Nisarg Vyas

What: Go Air Airbus A320-200 en route from Indore to New Delhi
Where: en route
When: Jul 17th 2010
Who: 134 passengers and 6 crew
Why: While en route, the Go Air Airbus encountered a bird. The plane returned to Indore and made a safe landing. Mechanical damage occurred to the plane, although it is not noted exactly where, or if the bird was ingested in the engine.

The flight was cancelled and passengers were rebooked.

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The plane landed safely.

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Contact photographer Stelios Ioannou

What: Egypt Air Boeing 777-200 en route from Cairo to Bangkok
Where: Mumbai
When: Dec 24/25th 2009
Who: not available
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Hendrick Motor Sports


Pictured: A Beech 200 Super King Air
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Contact photographer Carlos Barbosa

What: Hendrick Motorsports Beechcraft Super King Air 200
Where: Bull Mountain, seven miles from Blue Ridge Airport,
When: October 24 2004
Who: 2 pilots 10 passengers
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British Airways Diverts to Tamanrasset


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Contact photographer Mark Kwiatkowski

What: British Airways Boeing 747-40 en route from Lagos Nigeria to London
Where: Tamanrasset Algeria
When: Feb 27th 2011
Who: 301 passengers, 16 crewmembers
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