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Originally Posted by Dennis
Wow – that is some ugly damage! I assume that the red streak on the nose cone is Pelican blood?
Cheers
Dennis
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Yep. At least this one the crew survived. In 1977 a fatal catastrophic (windshield) birdstrike at low level during bombing pass killed the crew. Crew module separation was activated at approximately 520 kts whilst the aircraft was descending but it was outside survival envelope.