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"Scare" tactics used to prevent bird-plane collisions

Flying the friendly skies can become dangerous when there are birds nearby. Since 2003, more than 400 people have died in plane crashes that were caused by birds being sucked into jet engines. The Honolulu airport has dozens of bird-plane collisions each year, but teams of "bird scarers" are working to change all that. Chip Reid reports from Honolulu.
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