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A Defence Force representative said the penis-shaped flight course was “completely unintentional”.
A Royal New Zealand Air Force aircraft has actually been identified drawing a doodle: a penis shape in the sky.
The Beech 300 Super King Air 350 aircraft removed from the Ōhakea Air Force base at about 1.50pm on Friday, according to tracking website Flightradar24.
During the two-hour flight around the Rangītikei district, the aircraft traced what appears like a penis and testicles off the coast of Tangimoana.
While the summary would be quickly recognisable to school desk graffiti artists all over, a Defence Force representative said the ballsy flight course was “completely unintentional”.
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They included that Defence Force members in the cockpit were “on a training flight and doing steep turns and stalling manoeuvres”.
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The shape was the outcome of high turns and stalling manoeuvres throughout a training flight, the Defence Force said.
The rude-looking path came as the Air Force commemorates 100 years of New Zealand military air travel on Friday.
A series of occasions were arranged to mark the celebration, consisting of a flight over the North Island by a historical Spitfire airplane.
Many Kiwis flew Spitfires in throughout World War II, pilot and Squadron Leader Sean Perrett said on Tuesday.
Some Kiwis were killed throughout these operations, he included.
“They will be especially in our minds during Friday’s flight.”
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