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Falconers against bird strikes at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan

Bagram, Afghanistan - To protect airplanes during the migration season

The US Air Force (USAF) decided to hire a group of local falconers to try to keep birds away from the Bagram Airfield, in Afghanistan. During the migration season bird strikes become a serious threat for the aircraft engines and for the pilots' safety. “During the first quarter of this fiscal year - Lieutenant Colonel Charles Wallace said - Bagram bird strikes accounted for one-third of all strikes i...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1103091
Rome, Italy, 04/17/2009 16:58
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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