A German airliner was put at considerable risk when a flock of starling birds decided they wanted to crash the runway.
The Germania plane was heading to Kosovo with 80 people on board when the birds attacked the plane at Dusseldorf Airport.
It is thought around 200 starlings were sucked into the right hand engine as the plane reached take-off speed.
Dents were left all around the fuselage where the birds had impacted the aircraft but none had made any serious damage to the plane.
The pilot continued on his ascent and immediately reported to the control tower what had just happened.
He circled the airport for about 45 minutes before returning to the safety of the runway so inspectors and engineers could assess the damage.
No one was injured during the incident and after landing all the passengers were transferred to a different flight to continue their journey to Kosovo.
