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Flybe plane forced to make emergency landing after bird strike causes engine failure

Joy Ogbebo January 5, 2016 News Comments Off on Flybe plane forced to make emergency landing after bird strike causes engine failure

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Photo caption Disaster averted: The flight had to return to Southampton Airport

The potentially catastrophic incident happened as the jet was taking off for Alicante Spain

A budget airline flight carrying 83 passengers had to make an emergency landing at Southampton airport after a bird strike caused an engine to fail.

The Flybe flight was headed for Alicante in Spain when a bird struck a propeller on the Embraer E175 plane shortly after take-off and caused an engine to fail.
Credit. Mirror.co.uk

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