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Yahoo
23-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Gull smashes cockpit of £73m Spanish fighter jet
The moment a gull collided with a Spanish fighter jet and smashed through its cockpit has been captured in an extraordinary photograph. The £73m war plane was performing in the Eurofighter display at the San Javier Air Base on June 15 when the incident happened. The pilot was unharmed and landed safely. Javier Alonso de Medina Salguero, an aviation photographer, unwittingly captured the spectacle, only realising he had done so when he checked his camera later on. 'They reported over the radio that it had hit a seagull and broken the cockpit. Just then, I looked at the photos I had and saw the whole sequence,' he said. 'When I looked at the photos, I was amazed to see the front of the cockpit broken.' Bird collisions with aircraft are a regular occurrence, with 13,000 reported annually in the US alone – but for a bird to shatter a pilot's glass window, and for a photographer to capture the scene, is exceedingly rare.
The Irish Sun
22-07-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Incredible pictures show moment seagull SHATTERS cockpit of £73MILLION warplane
A WARPLANE strikes a seagull at an airshow display — shattering the cockpit canopy. Incredibly the pilot was unharmed and able to land the £73million 4 The seagull can be seen to the right of the £73million Eurofighter as it flies above an airbase in Spain Credit: SWNS 4 The exact moment of impact is caught by the photographer, as a huge cloud of debris erupts from the fighter's cockpit canopy Credit: SWNS 4 Despite the huge hole in the canopy, the hero pilot managed to safely land the Eurofighter jet Credit: SWNS A photographer captured the split-second strike over the San Javier Air Base in Murcia, Spain, on June 15. But snapper Javier Alonso de Medina Salguero said he realised what had happened only after checking his photos. They show the gull swooping into the path of the jet, before the bird is hit and A huge cloud of debris can then be seen exploding out from the pilot's cockpit area READ MORE WORLD NEWS Javier added: "I was at the base in the San Javier area, at the site where they took us photographers. 'We were watching the Eurofighter display when we saw it leave without finishing. "They reported over the radio it hit a seagull. "I had the whole sequence.' Most read in The Sun 4 The gaping hole in the cockpit canopy is clear to see as the pilot attempts to land the fighter Credit: SWNS Red Arrow forced to make emergency landing as bird strike smashes canopy mid display
Scottish Sun
22-07-2025
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- Scottish Sun
Incredible pictures show moment seagull SHATTERS cockpit of £73MILLION warplane
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A WARPLANE strikes a seagull at an airshow display — shattering the cockpit canopy. Incredibly the pilot was unharmed and able to land the £73million Eurofighter safely. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 The seagull can be seen to the right of the £73million Eurofighter as it flies above an airbase in Spain Credit: SWNS 4 The exact moment of impact is caught by the photographer, as a huge cloud of debris erupts from the fighter's cockpit canopy Credit: SWNS 4 Despite the huge hole in the canopy, the hero pilot managed to safely land the Eurofighter jet Credit: SWNS A photographer captured the split-second strike over the San Javier Air Base in Murcia, Spain, on June 15. But snapper Javier Alonso de Medina Salguero said he realised what had happened only after checking his photos. They show the gull swooping into the path of the jet, before the bird is hit and smashes a giant hole in the canopy. A huge cloud of debris can then be seen exploding out from the pilot's cockpit area READ MORE WORLD NEWS OUT NOW Shark attack fears off Majorca as tourist limps from water with bloody leg wound Javier added: "I was at the base in the San Javier area, at the site where they took us photographers. 'We were watching the Eurofighter display when we saw it leave without finishing. "They reported over the radio it hit a seagull. "I had the whole sequence.' 4 The gaping hole in the cockpit canopy is clear to see as the pilot attempts to land the fighter Credit: SWNS
New York Post
22-07-2025
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- New York Post
Moment seagull smashes into the cockpit of $85 million fighter jet at airshow
A photographer captured the jaw-dropping moment a seagull smashed through the windshield of an $85 million fighter jet at a Spanish airshow in a sky-high scare that wasn't even noticed by spectators below. A Eurofighter Typhoon was performing at the June 15 event when it collided with a gull as it zipped over spectators at the San Javier Air Base, in Murcia. Aviation photographer Javier Alonso de Medina Salguero snapped the four-shot sequence showing the moment the bird was hit and shattered the jet's canopy, leaving a hole in the pilot's windshield. 4 A Spanish photographer captured the moment a Eurofighter Typhoon collided with a seagull at the San Javier Air Show. Javier Alonso de Medina Salguero / SWNS 4 The impact shattered the pilots windshield, forcing the performance to end. Javier Alonso de Medina Salguero / SWNS After the collision, the jet quickly landed and ended its routine — leaving Salguero and the rest of the spectators none the wiser until they heard about the details after the show. 'They reported over the radio that it had hit a seagull and broken the cockpit. Just then, I looked at the photos I had and saw the whole sequence,' Salguero told SWNS. 'When I looked at the photos, I was amazed to see the front of the cockpit broken,' he added. It's not uncommon for bird collisions to result in the damage of million dollar planes or loss of life, with more than 270,000 reports of wildlife strikes to aircraft recorded between 2016 and 2021, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 4 The photo captured the debris flying from the plane following the collision. Javier Alonso de Medina Salguero / SWNS 4 The pilot was not injured in the incident that left is cockpit exposed. Javier Alonso de Medina Salguero / SWNS Of the incidents reported, more than 8,000 resulted in damage to the aircraft, the agency said. The damage can be limited to a cracked windshield, but at its worst, bird strikes can have deadly results, such as last year's crash in South Korea when a Jeju Air plane went down after a bird collision, killing 179 people.
Time of India
21-07-2025
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- Time of India
Eurofighter Typhoon Bird Strike: Stunning images capture canopy-shattering impact mid-air, internet's most viral pics inside
Bird strikes are risky for any plane, but they're even more dangerous for fighter jets—especially when they're flying low and making sharp moves near big crowds. Thousands of bird strikes happen to planes every year worldwide, but most aren't caught on camera. However, a Spanish photographer got amazing photos of a Spanish Air Force EF2000 Eurofighter Typhoon hitting a bird during a high-speed air show. This bird strike happened at the Aire 25 air show in Spain in June 2025. Javier Alonso de Medina Salguero was at the edge of the spotter area, taking photos of the Spanish Eagle Patrol Eurofighter demo team, when he snapped a burst of shots. He only posted the photos recently because he's been busy. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category The first picture shows what Salguero, whose work is on the air_spotter7200 Instagram account, said was a Lesser Blacked-Backed gull flying in front of the jet. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Simple Morning Habit for a Flatter Belly After 50! Lulutox Undo In the second photo, you can see the moment right after the gull hits the right side of the Eurofighter's canopy, breaking apart into feathers and bone. Live Events As far as the third shot is concerned, it appears to be a piece of the canopy falling away and a trail of blood, guts and feathers. The fourth photograph is a close-up of the broken forward canopy glazing. Though photographing aviation for years, this was the first time Salguero ever saw a plane being struck by a bird. about the incident and the quality of the images, said Salguero, who was using a Nikon 200mm-500mm lens at the time, said that he was quite surprised about the incident and the quality of shots captured. 'We were watching the exhibition of the Eurofighter when we saw that [it] left without finishing the exhibition. They reported by radio that he had hit a seagull and had broken the dome. Just at that moment I saw the photos I had and I saw the entire sequence,' he said, as quoted by The War Zone. The Eurofighter was from the 11th Wing at Morón, according to the Spanish news outlet Infodefensa. The event celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Eagle Patrol and was attended by Spain's King Felipe VI. The bird hit the jet while it was doing aerobatic moves. The Eurofighter left the air show following the collision and headed to the nearby San Javier Air Base. A team of specialists from the Spanish Air Force repair unit headed to the base to assess the damage, the publication noted. The pilot survived, but crashes caused by bird strikes claimed hundreds of lives, and others have needed rescuing. One of the most well-known cases happened on January 15, 2009, when US Airways Flight 1549 landed safely in the Hudson River after hitting geese.
