Friday, July 13, 2007

ThomsonFly Ingests Bird Just After Takeoff

On 29 April 2007, the right engine of a ThomsonFly 757 ingested a bird just after takeoff on a flight from Manchester, UK to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. The crew declared an emergency and landed without incident.

Video of the ingestion and early part of the flight.




Visit AirSafe.com or Bird Strike Committee USA for related information.