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Apr 21 2008

F-111 vs. A Pelican

Posted by: Bucky in photos

AN F-111 was left “shredded” and incapacitated and was forced to make a spectacular emergency landing after hitting a pelican.

The jet was flying at 900m on a test bombing raid at Evans Head, northern NSW, when a pelican struck the fiberglass nose and was sucked into an engine.

The two RAAF crew are being hailed as heroes by their colleagues for their skillful recovery and landing on April 11.

The damage, included a hole in one wing.



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    3 Responses to “F-111 vs. A Pelican”
    1. Canucklehead says: April 21st, 2008 at 7:42 am

      Wow. I’m surprised. Before I scrolled down I though to myself: Gee, I’m not crazy about the pelican’s odds.

    2. Bucky says: April 21st, 2008 at 9:03 am

      I’m pretty sure that one of the pelican’s feathers would do some damage at the speed at which these things fly.

    3. TheMovie Whore says: April 21st, 2008 at 11:55 am

      Holy sh**! That thing screwed that fighter/bomber up.

      TheMovie Whore’s last blog post..It may not be “Good” but damn it’s entertaining

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