what a way to go ? !

Did it damage the plane?
had to damage the engine , we had a b52 go thru a flock of geese , flying sorties up in st. louis , back in the day , tore the living hell out of it , bairley made it back to Ark. ...
raydome broke holes in leading edge of wings , 3 or 4 engines out , verticle stabilizer damaged , took 6 months of 24 hr . maint. to get it back in the air . was parked right beside our hangar...