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British pilot hits cow during landing
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-12-18 11:50 LONDON – A British pilot said he ran into an unusual hazard while making an emergency landing — a cow. Rob Wotton said 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 said the cow was "apparently uninjured." Wotton said 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." |
