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Plane Carrying National Guard Chief Returns To Midway International Airport After Hitting Bird

Video showed a spark coming from the left engine of the plane as it collided with a flock of birds in the air shortly after takeoff.

No one was injured.
No one was injured. (CBS)

CHICAGO (CBS) — A U.S. military plane was forced to return to Midway International Airport after taking off late Monday after a bird strike.

Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, was on the plane, a National Guard representative confirmed Monday night.

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