Saturday, April 19, 2008
Now that’s what I call a bird strike!
This is what happens when an Australian General Dynamics F-111 hits a 30 lb pelican at 340 mph. Ouch!
When I was stationed in the Philippines and assigned to the 3rd Tac Fighter Wing and on a deployment to Korea, we had one of our F-4E’s hit by a goose. Maybe it was a duck. I don’t remember. I’m supporised there was even enough of it afterwards to make any kind of identification. It hit the aircraft between the port intake and the fuselage. It ripped a hole right through the aircraft. The aircrew was able to bring the F-4 back, but I don’t think it ever flew again. Maybe it did. I don’t remember. I just remember the carnage.
Make sure to check out this site where there are more pics of this F-111.
