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Red Arrows Display Cut Short After Bird Strike

August 29, 2022 Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

DAVID CENCIOTTI

A close up image of Red 6 after the birdstrike (Image credit: @IAmAnIanIAm)

The bird strike resulted in a canopy broken and emergency landing.

The Red Arrows were performing at Rhyl Air Show in the afternoon on Aug. 28, 2022, when the display team was forced to cut short their display after Red 6 suffered a bird strike. As a result, the canopy of the jet was smashed forcing the aircraft to declare an in-flight emergency and head back to Hawarden Airport, the air base used for the team’s Rhyl displays over the weekend.

Images and videos of the Hawk with the damaged canopy started circulating online, shortly after the jet’s successful emergency landing.