A jet airliner suffered severe damage to its nose just miles from the pilot’s cockpit after striking a flock of birds head on.
Pictures have emerged showing the crumpled nose of a Boeing 737 following the dramatic mid-air impact yesterday.
The Badr Airlines flight J4341 had just taken off from Ad Damazeen to Khartoum International Airport.
But amazingly the pilot managed to land safely despite the fact the front of his plane was smashed in.
Photographs taken afterward show the birds’ blasted carcasses inside the plane.
Just a couple of weeks ago, British Airways flight was forced to return to Heathrow after suffering suspected engine failure with an onlooker reporting flames coming from an engine after a reported bird strike.
The Boeing 777 turned back minutes after taking off from the West London airport.