for the birds

April 20, 2012: Birds strike Joe Biden's plane as it lands in California; nobody hurt.  It's not clear what kind of birds collided with the giant Boeing 757. Biden was in Santa Barbara for a fundraiser.

And a bird also interfered with Hillary Clinton's plane while she was flying from Brussels to Paris. NBC’s Pete Williams reports.

KEYT:  Air Force Two, a modified Boeing 757, was inspected for damage and departed Santa Barbara for an undisclosed location Saturday morning.

August 11, 2010: Vice President Joe Biden's Air Force 2 in minor accident with small plane on Long Island runway.  There were no injuries as the Bidens' 747 jet lifted off from Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton.