{"id":154,"date":"2009-09-30T15:39:47","date_gmt":"2009-09-30T14:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wade.one\/blog\/?p=154"},"modified":"2009-09-30T15:39:47","modified_gmt":"2009-09-30T14:39:47","slug":"starling-puree-anyone-airplane-hits-a-flock-of-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wade.one\/blog\/2009\/09\/30\/starling-puree-anyone-airplane-hits-a-flock-of-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Starling Pur\u00e9e Anyone? Airplane hits a flock of birds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-155\" title=\"500x_200starlings\" src=\"https:\/\/wade.one\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/500x_200starlings.jpg\" alt=\"500x_200starlings\" width=\"357\" height=\"229\" \/><\/p>\n<p>See those black bits scattered around this Boeing? It&#8217;s just part of a massive flock of starlings hitting its fuselage and engine as it was taking off at 200mph. 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