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British biplane hits cow on emergency landing
Wed Dec 17, 6:00 pm ET
LONDON – A British pilot says he ran into an unusual hazard while making an emergency landing — a cow.
Rob Wotton says he was trying to land his World War II-era Tiger Moth after the engine stalled just after takeoff southwest of London on Sept. 14. He was about to touch down in a field when the animal wandered into his way.
Video of the event on YouTube shows the brown-and-white cow being knocked to the ground by the plane's lower left wing. The two-seater was damaged but landed safely.
An accident report says the cow was "apparently uninjured."
Wotton says he might paint a cow on the plane to mark the event.
He says: "I have to say it is the first cow I have ever hit in 22 years' flying."
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Wed Dec 17, 6:00 pm ET
LONDON – A British pilot says he ran into an unusual hazard while making an emergency landing — a cow.
Rob Wotton says he was trying to land his World War II-era Tiger Moth after the engine stalled just after takeoff southwest of London on Sept. 14. He was about to touch down in a field when the animal wandered into his way.
Video of the event on YouTube shows the brown-and-white cow being knocked to the ground by the plane's lower left wing. The two-seater was damaged but landed safely.
An accident report says the cow was "apparently uninjured."
Wotton says he might paint a cow on the plane to mark the event.
He says: "I have to say it is the first cow I have ever hit in 22 years' flying."
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