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Bird rips huge hole in plane

Air
Sophie Griffiths
20 January 2016

A plane was left with a large, bloody hole in a passenger jet after it collided with a bird during landing.

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Photo: Twitter Ellen Angel - @pastor_ellen

The incident reportedly involved an Air Namibia A319-100 aircraft, and an as-yet unknown bird, as the aircraft approached Hosea Kutako International.

The plane, which was carrying 112 passengers, landed safely.

One passenger posted images on Twitter, showing blood smears and black feathers, as well as notable damage to the underbelly of the plane.

Alongside the photos, the user “Ellen Angel” tweeted: “This afternoon we had a bird strike upon landing. We landed peacefully & we are all fine!”