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Bird vs. plane: Huge hole ripped in Air Namibia air craft after midair collision
An Air Namibia flight experienced a “bird strike incident” on Thursday of last week, leaving the aircraft with significant damage. Images shared on Twitter by a passenger on the flight show a large hole ripped through the A319-100 aircraft’s underbody panels. With feathers hanging from the torn metal sheets, the surrounding outside panels are left covered in what appear to be smears of blood. (www.perthnow.com.au) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Ya gotta love the last sentence in that article, "It is unclear what happened to the bird." Actually it is quite clear thank you very much Ms Burke (reporter).
Wood Stork or condor?
There are no wood storks or condors in Namibia.
But there are a number of other large birds including other storks, hawks, eagles, vultures, etc. Among other references is:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Namibia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Namibia
Obviously. There would have to be - there's proof of the damage. Wasn't caused by a sparrow.
If you know the area near Windhoek Hosea Kutako International you realize that it is a high-density savannah habitat. You are likely to find vultures there, that's why I mentioned them. The largest bird able to fly in Namibia is the Kori Bustard, large males can reach 40 pounds or more, but they fly very rarely and do prefer a more open savanna. The larges bird in Namibia regardless of flying ability is of course the ostrich.
http://avherald.com/h?article=49291357&opt=0