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muriel_volestrangler

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Thu Apr 10, 2025, 01:05 PM Apr 10

Unsecured 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

(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 OP
Monty Python: penguin on the television set cbabe Apr 10 #1
Close, but no cigar: muriel_volestrangler Apr 10 #3
And that's why we're slamming those darn birds with tariffs. All makes sense now. Lolololol CincyDem Apr 10 #2
If looks could kill it would have been us instead of him. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 12 #4
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