Iron Maiden fronter Bruce Dickinson used his personal plane to fly an endangered turtle to the Canary Islands. The creature washed up on a Jersey beach with a damaged shell and infection, and a subsequent crowdfunding campaign raised thousands to sponsor the trip.
"A jet has become available at a far reduced price and with the donations at the hospital and online we have reached the price we need for the jet," explained vet Peter Haworth.
"It shows how much one little turtle can bond people together. We had interest immediately from Dubai, Australia and America."
The turtle, named Terry, was flown to Gran Canaria on one of Dickinson's planes, owned by his company Aeris Aviation.
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