ThomsonFly 757 bird strike & flames captured on video

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This incident was video recorded by Simon Lowe. 233 people where on board this jet bound for Lanzarote. The number 2 engine sucks in one bird (a crow or corvid) as the plane rotates off the runway. T.V. news reports of two herons being sucked in are wrong. Congratulations to the crew and air-traffic controllers for the calm and professional way they dealt with the situation. Please checkout more video's by me on Flightlevel350.com. My new video's are here; http://uk.youtube.com/user/1970sPlaneSpotter

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Comments to “ThomsonFly 757 bird strike & flames captured on video”

  1. Seanan Says:
    January 5th, 2009 at 00:12:41 I couldn't understand the one of the pilots. He had a heavy accent.
  2. Sid Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 00:35:40 This is great videography and editing
  3. Tamtun Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 00:58:39 well lets no;t 4 get that dang birds that,is there air space and,they have the right and,flying is 4 birds!
  4. Sheary Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 01:21:38 well it is funny how, little bird can cause multi milliondollar plane crash!
  5. Kinsley Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 01:44:37 little bird almost killed big bird...
  6. AFRICA Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 02:07:36 Extremely professional and calm...awesome.
  7. KASHMIR Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 02:30:35 I would bloody be pissing myself if I saw the engine spitting out flames like that.
  8. MIMIS Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 02:53:34 you tell him s3lcal pilots are trained to be calm under pressure im sure.
  9. LASSIE Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 03:16:33 Poor bird!
  10. NICHOLAS Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 03:39:32 Correction '06 RIGHT' at MAN.
  11. Guanhumora Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 04:02:31 Yes, That's when the training comes in. Excellent Radio Transmission, Handling & full recovery to Wallasey for a return to 06L. BYAI.
  12. KAZUO Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 04:25:30 Great video and soundtrack and superlative airmanship and ATC. I flew on a Britannia Airways flight in the early 90's which had a compressor stall on take off resulting in repeated banging and flames from the engine. May have been a bird strike or another cause - I dont't know. After levelling off and the pilot announced what had happened over the intercom, and that it was the first time it had happened in his career but something they train for in the simulators :-)
  13. KARAYAN Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 04:48:29 Maybe because it happened at EGCC but I understand your point, it is amazing to be able to hear the pilots being so calm and this standard is maintained throughout the world mostly due to the CAA.
  14. CADMON Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 05:11:28 very professional and very well recoreded !
  15. Kaseem Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 05:34:27 Lol ministryod10 that would be "grammar" not "grammEr" your spelling sucks.
  16. Carlotta Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 05:57:26 dang birds cause disaters :|
  17. KHEPRI Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 06:20:25 Man your grammer is horrible!
  18. Brown Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 06:43:24 Wallasey is not an airport, it's a navigation beacon which in this case is used as a position to hold (circle) until ready to land. ATC offered Liverpool airport as an alternative.
  19. Daric Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 07:06:23 I do wonder what this has to do with British? Do you actually think that only British people work like this? I'm a Dutch pilot and have worked in many places in Europe and Asia. This kind of work is not by any means limited to just British, thank you very much.
  20. Winchell Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 07:29:22 i was on this plane
  21. Akando Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 07:52:21 Absolute astonishing how the pilot, co pilot engineer, air traffic controler and everybody on the ground remained so calm and proffessionally. Well done everyone who kept the situation under control. Doesn't it make you proud to be British.
  22. EADAION Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 08:15:20 Extremely professional and very well handled.
  23. AEGISTHUS Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 08:38:19 LOLOLOL
  24. Corri Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 09:01:18 FAKE MY ASS it flamed out you dumb ass~!
  25. Buan Says:
    January 6th, 2009 at 09:24:17 it isnt fake

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