Two years ago a Saudi prince bought plane tickets for his 80 falcons.
Planes are often referred to as birds, and birds of prey are particularly aviation-friendly. At Heathrow hawks are used to scare away other birds as a safety measure. They help prevent bird strikes, which can take out aircraft engines and lead to dangerous conditions not to mention damage to aircraft.
ALERT Impressive photos of Badr Airlines Boeing 737 bird strike yesterday in Sudan https://t.co/tYW78uBKpn pic.twitter.com/CctrPOmAwf
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) September 25, 2017
One of the hawks watching over London’s Heathrow was stolen from outside the Mercure hotel.
CCTV footage captures the moment a gang smash a window of the locked vehicle and grab the distressed bird of prey.
Police are hunting a gang that smashed a window of the parked vehicle outside a hotel near the airport on Tuesday evening and snatched six-year-old Milo from his box on the back seat.
Apparently the handler left him in a vehicle alone for 30 minutes, which is when thieves struck. And it’s not easy to steal a hawk. One of the villains “tried to get him out by using the falconry glove I had in the back, but he wouldn’t come with them at first” so “grabbed him forcefully, he was flapping and very distressed.”
A reward is being offered for information leading to the return of the Heathrow Birdstrike Defense Hawk. Airline passengers flying out of the airport will thank you, too.
Import the 3rd world, u become the 3rd world.
What the F is wrong with people?
2nd what bill said
Bill is 100% correct.
Is everyone on this blog a racist?
@ Mark P
Clearly you are for assuming 3rd world means only people of color.
@Mark P,
No, but a vocal number are, and then try to play more with their dog whistling by trolling like Jim’s last comment.
Jim, you’re statement was in support of a racist one, and it’s a simple conclusion that you hold racist views. I don’t think you care in the least about that, but you aren’t going to dissuade anyone who also comes to this conclusion by redirection and making obscure arguments. We all know who you’re referring to… if you’re going to be racist, at least have the courage to hold to your beliefs instead of hiding like a coward.
@tarniv
I stand by every single comment I’ve made. For you to suggest otherwise is as intellectually deficient as aoc’s new green deal. You tired, worn out race card is equally the “dumbest ever written.”