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Tanzania safari plane carrying 30 faces emergency after striking and killing zebra

First reported 5 Oct, 13:05 UTCUpdated 1d ago3 sources

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A Sindbard Air Embraer EMB-120ER flying from the Serengeti to Zanzibar diverted to Kilimanjaro International Airport after a zebra strike caused landing gear problems.

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The Daily Beast
Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Colliding With Zebra

Rainbirder/Wikimedia Commons A safari plane has been forced to make an emergency landing after hitting a zebra during takeoff. The Embraer EMB-120, operated by Sindbard Air, reportedly hit the wild animal while departing from a runway at Seronera in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. It later suffered a landing gear…

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Daily Mail
Safari plane packed with tourists makes emergency landing after hitting a ZEBRA during take-off in Tanzania

The bush plane (pictured), carrying 30 on board, struck and killed the wild animal on the Seronera airstrip in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.

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  1. The Daily BeastLeftUSMixed factuality
    Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Colliding With Zebra (opens The Daily Beast in a new tab)

    Rainbirder/Wikimedia Commons A safari plane has been forced to make an emergency landing after hitting a zebra during takeoff. The Embraer EMB-120, operated by Sindbard Air, reportedly hit the wild animal while departing from a runway at Seronera in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. It later suffered a landing gear…

  2. Daily MailRightGBMixed factuality
    Safari plane packed with tourists makes emergency landing after hitting a ZEBRA during take-off in Tanzania (opens Daily Mail in a new tab)

    The bush plane (pictured), carrying 30 on board, struck and killed the wild animal on the Seronera airstrip in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.

  3. The MirrorLeftGBMixed factuality
    Tanzania safari plane carrying 30 faces emergency after striking and killing zebra (opens The Mirror in a new tab)

    A Sindbard Air Embraer EMB-120ER flying from the Serengeti to Zanzibar diverted to Kilimanjaro International Airport after a zebra strike caused landing gear problems.

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