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Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

Plane forced to make emergency landing after crashing into bird during take off

A plane has been forced to make an emergency landing after it flew into birds during take-off.

The US military C-37 plane was taking off from Chicago Midway International Airport on Monday when it collided with the flock, according to a spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration.

Inspections by ramp personnel and aircrew members took place back at the airport, with the strike reported to have come at the airframe.

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