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Indian Air Force pilot collided with a flock of birds, causing one of its engines to fail.
The pilot quickly jettisoned the craft’s fuel pods and practice munitions, known as Carrier Bomb Light Stores, allowing him to make an emergency landing, and the resulting fireball was caught on film.
Thanks to his quick reflexes, the pilot narrowly averted a deadly crash and possibly saved the lives of others, though the birds were less fortunate.