ON THIS DAY: 29 May 1991
ON THIS DAY: 29 May 1991 – The Port Authority operating John F. Kennedy Airport in New York commenced the slaughter of 15,000 gulls at JFK. Sharpshooters were hired to kill gulls from May to August. Between 1979 and 1993, bird strikes at JFK caused 45 aborted takeoffs and 41 damaged or destroyed aircraft engines. … Read more