Meanwhile, in Florida...
Jet aborts takeoff after 'fish strike' at Florida air base
A jet departing from a Florida military base had to abort its takeoff because of a "fish strike."
Officials from the MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa tell The Tampa Tribune a Gulfstream G-IV jet being flown by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hit "a 9-inch sheepshead" fish in the incident, which occurred in September.
Bird strikes, of course, are a significant safety concern at airports across the nation. But, as you might expect, "fish strikes" are exceedingly rare.
"We were nearing the point in the takeoff where we needed to rotate, or raise the nose of the airplane off the ground, when an osprey with something in its claws flew in front of our aircraft," Lt. Cmdr. Nick Toth, one of the NOAA pilots operating the flight, says in an online story published last month by the 6th Air Mobility Wing public affairs staff.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2014/03/05/jet-aborts-takeoff-after-fish-strike-at-florida-air-base/6087099/