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in the USAF and served weapons/tac (think Goose from Top Gun) in Phantom F4s BITD. He did two full combat tours and birdstrike was one of the things that always terrified the flight crews. Canopy strike in particular as if it took out the pilot in front, he might or might not survive an ejection.
I am sure you have this wrong, it was an F-14, and Goose struck the canopy, Maverick was fine.
My thoughts exactly. My ex-FiL was in the USAF and served weapons/tac (think Goose from Top Gun) in Phantom F4s BITD. He did two full combat tours and birdstrike was one of the things that always terrified the flight crews. Canopy strike in particular as if it took out the pilot in front, he might or might not survive an ejection.