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Helicopter crash in South Africa blamed on 'unsecured' penguin (www.upi.com)

submitted 3 days ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/aviation@lemmy.zip

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The South African Civil Aviation Authority said a low-altitude helicopter crash that didn't result in any injuries was caused by an unusual passenger famous for its lack of flight experience -- a penguin.

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[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The penguins are fighting the tariffs!

[–] huf@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

they taxed our fish, then asked for more
we answer tariffs with TOTAL WAR

[–] huf@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago

also, weirdest fucking bird strike