This is a reupload of the original bird strike video that is on my channel. Back then widescreen 16:9 wasn't supported by YouTube so that video is now letterboxed and bad quality. This however is the raw DV file directly from the camcorder.
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Finnair's Boing 757 engine exploding due to a large eagle flying into the engine, causing to aborting the takeoff (RTO). Ahmedabad, India airport (VAAH).
This was Finnair's leisure flight from Helsinki, Finland (EFHK) to Langkawi, Malaysia (WMKL). Refueling stop in Ahmedabad, India (VAAH).
Date: February 15, 2006
Aircraft registration: OH-LBR
After the accident, we had to stay for about 16 hours in a local hotel (Hotel Haveli, to be exact) in Gandhinagar, near Ahmedabad. After that, a replacement aircraft arrived from Helsinki and our trip continued as planned.
The video was featured on MSNBC in July 2009.
