Special Paint Scheme Airbus 320

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ICT doesn't get many special paint schemes... But tonight, Allegiant Air's Airbus 320 N271NV was sporting "Winter The Dolphin" ....it was painted in July of 2018.

Winter was a bottlenose dolphin famous for inspiring the movie "Dolphin Tale", who was rescued after losing her tail in a crab trap line as a calf. She learned to swim with a prosthetic tail, becoming a symbol of hope and resilience, and lived at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) until her death in 2021 from a gastrointestinal infection. Her story, chronicled in Dolphin Tale (2011) and Dolphin Tale 2 (2014), brought international attention to the aquarium and inspired many people with disabilities.

During take off a group of birds flew out in front of the plane.... Yikes
I could see them thru the viewfinder and was hoping I wasn't going to witness a bird strike... Thankfully, everything was just fine!!...

** ICT is the airport in Wichita Kansas...the Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport **