Hi Tadpole
Of course it was a bird strike! Except the bird was asleep in his nest at the time...what bird do you know is out in fog? If fog was becoming a problem, why did they not divert to Dublin Airport? Try altimeter mis-setting....my friend, who was one of the two AC lads down the back stated that the first time he knew they were in the manure business was the sound and sight of branches passing the windows, under the wings...why are the aircraft of the State, paid for by the taxpayer, not subject to the same level of scrutiny as any private or commercial aircraft, regardless of nationality, that suffers an accident or incident in the State? If the accident reports of well-regarded foreign militaries such as the USAF and RAF are put in the public domain and have been so for years, there is no justifiable reason to prevent the Irish public from knowing why it's servants are having trouble with expensive aircraft.D248s accident report was published only because of public pressure.
regards
GttC
Of course it was a bird strike! Except the bird was asleep in his nest at the time...what bird do you know is out in fog? If fog was becoming a problem, why did they not divert to Dublin Airport? Try altimeter mis-setting....my friend, who was one of the two AC lads down the back stated that the first time he knew they were in the manure business was the sound and sight of branches passing the windows, under the wings...why are the aircraft of the State, paid for by the taxpayer, not subject to the same level of scrutiny as any private or commercial aircraft, regardless of nationality, that suffers an accident or incident in the State? If the accident reports of well-regarded foreign militaries such as the USAF and RAF are put in the public domain and have been so for years, there is no justifiable reason to prevent the Irish public from knowing why it's servants are having trouble with expensive aircraft.D248s accident report was published only because of public pressure.
regards
GttC
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