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Related: About this forumUnsecured penguin caused helicopter crash in South Africa
An "unsecured" penguin in a cardboard box was the cause of a helicopter crash in South Africa, a report into the incident has found.
The penguin, which had been placed in the box and on the lap of a passenger, slid off and knocked the pilot's controls just after take-off from Bird Island off the Eastern Cape on 19 January.
The South African Civil Aviation Authority said the impact sent the helicopter crashing to the ground. No-one on board, including the penguin, was hurt.
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The report did not say why they had picked up the penguin.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5xx036p4vo
The penguin, which had been placed in the box and on the lap of a passenger, slid off and knocked the pilot's controls just after take-off from Bird Island off the Eastern Cape on 19 January.
The South African Civil Aviation Authority said the impact sent the helicopter crashing to the ground. No-one on board, including the penguin, was hurt.
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The report did not say why they had picked up the penguin.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5xx036p4vo
(everyone knows why you p...pick up a penguin ... bonus points for getting the British cultural reference there)
See - the penguins were causing havoc! Tariff the bastards into submission, I say.
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Unsecured penguin caused helicopter crash in South Africa (Original Post)
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 10
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cbabe
(4,903 posts)1. Monty Python: penguin on the television set
muriel_volestrangler
(103,484 posts)3. Close, but no cigar:
CincyDem
(7,080 posts)2. And that's why we're slamming those darn birds with tariffs. All makes sense now. Lolololol
mahatmakanejeeves
(64,417 posts)4. If looks could kill it would have been us instead of him.
Oh, it was us. Never mind.