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.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: May 2, 2007 at 5:20 pm
Author: headintheclouds46

Length: 00:09:36
Rating: 4.84
Views: 1672824

Tags: ThomsonFly 757 Emergency BirdStrike ManchesterAirport G-BYAW Thomson263H

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Video Comments:
ranferi64 (December 4, 2008 at 7:28 pm)
What's wrong with Mexico's ATC?
Alfrey619 (December 4, 2008 at 9:39 am)
concorde in background at 2:22
fabian546887 (December 4, 2008 at 4:48 am)
cool
colesy93 (December 4, 2008 at 3:03 am)
Well done, very well handled!
taylor189 (December 3, 2008 at 5:33 pm)
wat? if it flies and can carry me were i want SAFELY i font give a shit wat they say lol
alextownsend565hotm (December 3, 2008 at 4:02 pm)
even a 747 can maintain level flight with one engine
fabian546887 (December 4, 2008 at 4:48 am)
serious?
anim8or26 (December 4, 2008 at 5:49 pm)
Are you talking about the 747 on this incident?

This aircraft is a 757 not a 747
ready2 (December 3, 2008 at 3:47 pm)
he said "towards WAL"? What does WAL mean? I could never catch that one :)
kmwmlw (December 4, 2008 at 10:25 am)
Wallasey, its near Liverpool about 20 miles away. It has a V.O.R.