The Lockheed Electra jet encountered a flock of starlings, which were sucked into three of its four engines, and plunged into Winthrop Bay, killing 62 of the 72 people on board.
The Lockheed Electra jet encountered a flock of starlings. The Lockheed Electra jet was killing 62 of the 72 people on board. Starlings were sucked into three of its four engines. Starlings plunged into Winthrop Bay.