Check Out This Crazy Shot Of A C-17 Ingesting A Big Bird On Takeoff At The Avalon Air Show [1/2] - C-17 bird strike.jpg (1/1)

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The biggest air show down under was underway last week and it always draws an
exciting mix of military aircraft from around the region and beyond. A USAF
C-17A Globemaster III from March Air Reserve Base in California was on hand to
show off its unique abilities for the crowd of tens of thousands of people.
During its takeoff roll for its Saturday demonstration, the muscular airlifter's
outboard right wing engine sucked in a big bird that was flying low over the
runway. The ingestion resulted in a loud bang and large fireball prior to the
C-17 crew executing a rejected takeoff procedure. The C-17 safely came to a stop
on the runway moments later.

The C-17 involved in the incident, tail number 05-5140, hadn't flown the
following day so it may have received some damage or required more detailed
inspections before it could take to the skies again.

Aviation photographer Mitchell Getson took the awesome shot seen at the top of
this story. Here's his firsthand account of the incident:

"Throughout the day there had been birds congregating around the end of the
active. A RNZAF C-130 almost had a strike with a large flock of birds early in
the day's displays. 05-5140 lined up for departure, it commenced it's takeoff
roll and ingested a large bird into the 4th engine (two flew across, only one
was ingested). The crew immediately rejected the takeoff roll and returned to
the apron. The C-17 didn't fly again for the remainder of the show."



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