PHOTOS: Airlink plane collides with Africa's heaviest flying bird
An Airlink aircraft collided with Africa's heaviest flying bird, snapping off a propeller blade and sending it hurtling into the cabin.
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An Airlink aircraft collided with Africa's heaviest flying bird, snapping off a propeller blade and sending it hurtling into the cabin.
As a result of the bird strike, the propeller blade of a Jetstream JS-41 operated by Airlink South Africa snapped.
Passengers on the Jetstream 41, which was approaching Venetia Mine in South Africa, were terrified when a bird hit the engine with such a force that the propeller was sent flying through the cabin.
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