At 03:01 PM 22/04/2008, you wrote:
>
> Just for the record an F-111C model aircraft was brought down many
> years ago be a pelican strike. The bird stuck the windscreen, they
> crew were not able to activate the escape module and were lost.
>
>
Yes and I knew the pilot. He was one of the instructors at Pearce
when I was there as met man in the early 70's. I remember him being
very happy when he got the F111 posting as the F111 was brand new at the time.
Mike
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