August 5, 2008 at 6:01 pm
The BBC website is carrying this at the moment.
By: lukeylad - 5th August 2008 at 18:59
A few flights have been Diverted to MME EDI and MAN.
Tonka was down by the nose in the grass at the end of the runway.
EDIT: Runway appears to have been reopened. 2 Flybe flights have departed in the last 10 mins.
By: xpboy - 5th August 2008 at 18:40
Apparently just 30 mins after that, another bird strike happened on approach MME and the military jet was diverted to RAF leeming!