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ThomsonFly 757 bird strike & flames captured on video
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Amateur footage of a Thomsonfly 757 ingesting a bird on takeoff from Manchester, with a flaming engine and a safe return, with 233 people aboard.
HN links it as a vivid example of a bird strike taking out an engine, and praises the calm crew and ATC response.
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