AvroGuy
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- Aug 30, 2005
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How about 300 morning doves in a DA-20 at rotate, flamed out both engines, the crew had to ride that sucker dead stick back into the ground. LRP 9-1-05, it is poster child of the FAA bird strike poster, you may have seen it at some of the FBO's. BTW the crew walked away from the wreck, F/O said "screw this" and took a job flying in Iraq.
One that is more tragic, E-3 departing Elmendorf AFB in alaska at 300-320,000 lb hit a flock of canadian geese taking out both engines on one side. They did all they could do but lost the fight. all 25ish aboard died in the crash. If I remember correctly the call sign was Yukla 27. The one and only US E-3 loss.