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Tyler Davis, who was piloting the lead aircraft at the time of the incident, was able to safely land the jet without any additional complications, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnj.com\/story\/news\/military\/2018\/04\/23\/blue-angels-assessing-damage-f-18-after-bird-strike-vero-beach-air-show\/542698002\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Pensacola News Journal<\/a> reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBird strikes are fairly common, and our pilots, and all naval aviators, are trained to deal with any number of contingencies that could occur during flight,\u201d said Lt. 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