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Old 07-22-2010, 06:32 PM
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Seeing that there are forest wardens who keep birds and other animals away from todays airports, I wonder if that would not have been the case during the 30s and 40s as well.

Bird strikes were a threat that the aircrews were aware of and why increase the risk by allowing birds to hang around the airfields?

Yea, of course they did...but no system is perfect. Bird strikes was still an issue, maybe "more" common on improvised airfields...but their are other situations where birds become an obstacle. Low altitude chases, is one example...

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