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 11:20 pm
Author: headintheclouds46

Length: 00:09:36
Rating: 4.84
Views: 1670865

Tags: ThomsonFly 757 Emergency BirdStrike ManchesterAirport G-BYAW Thomson263H

Video Comments:
ready2 (December 3, 2008 at 9:47 pm)
he said "towards WAL"? What does WAL mean? I could never catch that one :)
DNthenumber10 (December 3, 2008 at 5:25 am)
Excellent footage.
Baptisteiom (December 3, 2008 at 12:07 am)
CAA regulation say any aircraft has to be able to clear the airfields surroundings( tall buildings/hill and such) and climb after an engine failure, not a problem for most aircraft. its all calculated meticulously before takeoff, based on known single engine performance. a 747 can loose 2 engines and still fly.
6Andrew6Kearney6 (December 2, 2008 at 9:30 pm)
Thanks for that:)
cocio94 (December 2, 2008 at 7:47 pm)
Its Thomson 253Hotel, and that was also the only fault i found!..
carmagrib (December 2, 2008 at 10:23 am)
гыгыгггг...куры гриль!!!Вкуснее не бывает!!
nyc999 (December 1, 2008 at 11:44 pm)
Brilliant anatomy of an emergency.
pablomalin (December 1, 2008 at 9:31 pm)
flying tomorrow to gran canaria from bournemouth - by thomson:O
yunnes09 (December 1, 2008 at 6:02 pm)
the engines are 50 50
alextownsend565hotm (December 3, 2008 at 10:02 pm)
even a 747 can maintain level flight with one engine