Indian plane hits stray buffalo during take-off

Reuters ^ | November 7, 2014

[ConservativeStatement]

An Indian airliner crashed into a stray buffalo during take-off from the western city of Surat although no passengers or crew were hurt, the plane's operator, SpiceJet Ltd, said on Friday.

The airline was forced to ground the Boeing 737 which suffered "substantial damages", it said.

[Old Yeller]

Was it a water buffalo? The plane didn’t look wet.

[Chode]

damn, no buffalo wings...

[RichInOC]

“Moo…”
[BANG!]
[thump!]

[mabarker1]

I can live with Buffalo Tenderloin or Rib Eye;)

[Chode]

a little taste of JetA but what the hell, just add more BBQ sauce 8^)

[Slings and Arrows]

Of course!

[Ezekiel]

Nice to see this one still limping along, unlike that amputee-on-the-run thread.

One thing this incident clearly demonstrates, is that if man were meant to fly, he’d have wings!

[Slings and Arrows]

Buffalo wings?

[AmericanInTokyo]

It happens. Almost had the same disaster at Fredinand Marcos Internatiomal Airport Manila during his regime, during rainy takeoff one day—fully loaded D-C10. Too close for comfort!

[Ezekiel]

Why yes, that seems to be the take away menu er message.

[Redcitizen]

Thought it was chipped beef for dinner.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Your vocabulary word for the day is runwaykill. R-U-N-W-A-Y-K-I-L-L.

DANG!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Do buffaloes like gladiator movies?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Is the buffalo OK? I only read the headlines.

[JRios1968]

Doesn't everyone have a water buffalo?

[xrmusn]

They had dozens of aces...one of the aircraft had over 40 kills...
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I heard his interview on BBC.
A Fokker came from my underside and I shot him down, did a loop and shot another one from my right side, 3 more Fokkers came out of the clouds...etc...etc...etc..

A very nervous BBC announcer wiped his brow and said “A Fokker is a German Aircraft etc etc”

“NO NO”, the ace interrupted
“ALL THOSE FOCKERS WERE MESSERSCHMITT’s”