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NY Mayor’s Jet Bird Strike


Pictured: A Dassault Falcon owned by Sears Canada
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Contact Photographer Corey Robinson

What: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s private Dassault Falcon 900EX en route to Boston for the Kennedy funeral
Where: Boston
Who: Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Why: After a bird strike nearly crippled the landing gear, the pilot requested an emergency landing in Boston–and landed safely.

Safely for everyone but the bird.

George’s Point of View

Birds could care less who the plane it belongs to.

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