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The poor bird smashed into the front of a Japanese Coastguard patrol aeroplane and left a huge hole – about one-metre wide – in the aircraft's nose.<\/p>\n
Despite the dead winged animal becoming stuck in the vehicle, the pilot of the Bombadier DHC8-315 did not perform an emergency landing, choosing instead to calmly guide the plane to its destination – a region named Ishigaki that stood about one hour away from where the incident took place.<\/p>\n
And it appears winged creatures on the flight path may be emerging as an increasing problem in Japan, as bird strikes become more commonplace in the Asian nation.<\/p>\n
Now I know hitting an albatross in golf may be something to be proud of – but I certainly wouldn't like to strike one this way!<\/p>\n
By Simon Williams
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