The Animal UprisingTM claims another new first: the krazed kamikaze kestral.
A kestrel falcon was blamed on Monday for the crash in May of a US-owned Boeing 747 cargo plane as it took off from Brussels airport.
As the aeroplane was taking off, the bird was sucked into one of its four engines, said Etienne Schouppe, a senior transport official, citing an accident report.
The 747 Kalitta Air jet broke into three pieces not far from houses in the north-east Brussels suburb of Zaventem.
As the old adage says, it is great to soar like an eagle, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet intakes. Although we are not too sure if that is true these days. Actually, reading a story like this just a few days before flying isn’t recommended. We’re sorry we did. We apologize.
Another suicide attack by the Animal Uprising! Be afraid, be very afraid.
This article really got me P.O’d!
As a bird, I’ve noticed how the press, and the air transport bureaucrats ALWAYS blame the bird!
For Eagle’s sakes, the plane is a 747, with four! huge jet engines and going over two hundred miles an hour!
The poor kestral was just seeking food before sundown came.
Whew! I’m going for a flight around the subdivision and try to calm down. After that, I’ll probably sing until sundown.