"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Judging from the large group of spectators lining the river, I suspect
that
the stunt was not only approved but was widely publicized in advance.

Nah...the pilot chose the annual Festival of Pooh Sticks (not limited to
Lithuania, but quite popular there). All those people were lined up on the
river and bridge to toss their sticks in, and were quite surprised by the
impromptu airshow.

Eeyore was overheard saying, "oh, he'll probably crash the airplane; at
least we will be able to get back to our game".