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An aircraft of the Japan Coast Guard with a hole in its nose after an albatross crashed into the patrol plane flying over the East China Sea near Ishigaki island in Okinawa prefecture on Jan. 18, 2012.
A Japanese coast guard plane was able to land after a collision with an albatross Wednesday, Agence France Presse reports. The Bombardier Dash 8 was on a patrol flight from Naha, on the Pacific island of Okinawa, to Ishigaki, near Taiwan, when the bird strike happened at an altitude of 300 meters.
The dead bird was stuck in the nose of the aircraft but none of the nine crew members was injured, according to a report in The Japan Times.
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Poor bird.
In the Avian Times today:
Local Albatross dies in hit-skip collision with Japanese Coast Guard Plane
A local bird, Albert the Albatross, was killed today when a Japanese Coast Guard plane failed to yield the right of way and struck Albert while he was on his way to work.
The Japanese coast guard plane was able to land after safely. The Bombardier Dash 8 was on a patrol flight from Naha, on the Pacific island of Okinawa, to Ishigaki, near Taiwan, when it failed to stop at a red light, striking hapless Albert. The plane also failed to stop - and fled the accident area. Although the accident happened at an altitude of 300 meters, the plane had ample opportunity to pull over and at least notify authorities and move Albert to the side of the sky.
All nine crew members, of whom none was injured, are charged with failing to yield, failure to stop after an accident, and negligent avicide (a second degree felony).
Albert is survived by his wife (Alberta), and three children, Al Jr., Tom, and Alice. Services will be held Saturday (closed casket) at 2:30 pm at the Lost Wings Funeral Home. Family will see friends and family at their home in East Lansing, Michigan later next week.
"Splat"......nice picture......If that Albatross , had the the guts , he'd do it again.....