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Eight aircraft struck by birds at Greater Manchester airports over 12 months (U.K.) Birds disrupted flights on five occasions at Manchester International and on three occasions at City Airport (Manchester Barton) last year Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Well, it was both on the eight occasions in 2013 that birds hit flights at airports in Greater Manchester. According to data released by the Civil Aviation Authority, birds disrupted flights on five occasions at Manchester International and on three occasions at City Airport (Manchester Barton) last year. These instances include one on July 27 when the cabin crew of a Boeing aircraft on the approach to Manchester International noticed a strong burning smell coming from the plane. A bird in question had been sucked into one of the main engines causing this smell. The plane landed safely. On March 24, an Airbus plane had to abort its take-off from Manchester International after a medium-sized bird flew very close to the right side of the plane. Date Airport Type of plane Description 24 March 2013 Manchester Intl Airbus Rejected take-off due to birdstrike. No damage reported. 19 May 2013 Manchester Barton Eurocopter Birdstrike to lower windscreen. No damage found. 8 June 2013 Manchester Barton Evektor Aerotec Birdstrike on take-off. No damage reported. 6 July 2013 Manchester Barton Cyclone Airsport Aircraft returned following birdstrike. 24 July 2013 Manchester Intl De Havilland Birdstrike shortly after take-off. Damage to wing leading edge inboard of LH nacelle. 27 July 2013 Manchester Intl Boeing Birdstrike during final approach. The bird had been ingested into nr1 engine. 13 August 2013 Manchester Intl Airbus Rejected take-off due to birdstrike. Nr2 engine fan blade severely dented. 10 October 2013 Manchester Intl Embraer Birdstrike with damage