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Flybe plane forced to make emergency landing after bird strike causes engine failure

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Photo caption Disaster averted: The flight had to return to Southampton Airport

The potentially catastrophic incident happened as the jet was taking off for Alicante Spain

A budget airline flight carrying 83 passengers had to make an emergency landing at Southampton airport after a bird strike caused an engine to fail.

The Flybe flight was headed for Alicante in Spain when a bird struck a propeller on the Embraer E175 plane shortly after take-off and caused an engine to fail.
Credit. Mirror.co.uk

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