The EgyptAir flight has struck by a bird leaving a large dent in its nose. The flight was from Cairo and grounded for 21 hours after the incident before a replacement nose could be located. The flight was traveling from Cairo to Heathrow, London.

The pictures show the damage of large exposed dent in the Being 737-800 covered with blood. 71 passengers were traveling in the flight and managed to safely land at the airport, reports the Aviation Herald.

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Amir Hashim, a Senior Procurement Specialist for Egyptair, posted these images on to Facebook. Mr Hashim wrote alongside the photographs:”SU-GDZ operating yesterday evening’s MS779 arrival suffered a bird strike on approach. The damage caused is clearly evident and SU-GDZ will be grounded until a new radome is fitted. Now, who has a spare?”