Collisions with animals

Aircraft that hit an animal other than a bird, mostly on takeoff or landing at rural airfields. Bird strikes have their own collection.

More collections

• Vanished: missing aircraft Flights that took off and were never seen again, and the searches that came up empty.
• Midair collisions Two aircraft, one piece of sky: airliners, trainers, formations and tours.
• Wire strikes Power lines are close to invisible from a cockpit. The aircraft that fly lowest meet them most.
• Shot down Airliners and military aircraft brought down by missiles, fighters and anti-aircraft fire.