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VIDEO: Passenger jet hits flock of birds on takeoff, suffers heavy damage to nose and engines

A Saudia Boeing 777-300 jumbo jet plows through a flock of small birds just after take-off from Algiers on Saturday, leaving ...
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Iberia Airlines Jet Smashed By 'Bird Strike' Minutes After Take-Off, Damaged Plane Returns To Madrid | Watch

It was supposed to be a quick hop from Madrid to Paris, but on August 3, 2025, Iberia flight IB579 turned into a heart-pounding ordeal when a large bird—likely a vulture—slammed into the nose of an ...