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Old March 6th 14, 07:52 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bill D
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Default Bird Strikes to Lame? How about Fish Strike!

On Thursday, March 6, 2014 10:36:42 AM UTC-7, rlovinggood wrote:
I've thought about what might happen if a bird and I were to collide in flight. How about running into a fish?



http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fish-str...ir-force-base/



Ray


IIRC, an Alaska Airlines jet hit a fish when taking off from Juneau. They had frightened a Bald Eagle into dropping its catch. It left a clear fish-shaped dent in the skin just behind the side cockpit window. The flight safely returned to Juneau.