Kamikaze squirrel goes flying during ceremonial cannon blast for America 250 but sticks impressive landing

He took escape plans to nutty new heights.An acrobatic squirrel in Brooklyn got so spooked when soldiers fired a ceremonial cannon Thursday morning, it hurled itself off a telephone pole — and lived to tell the tale, according to wild footage and officials.The freaked-out furball threw itself into the air kamikaze-style and plunged dozens of feet after Army members blasted the cannon to welcome a German warship at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn during America 250 celebrations ahead of the Fourth of July, military officials said.‘“’I didn’t sign up for this,’— This squirrel, probably,” USAG Fort Hamilton hilariously posted, along with the footage, on Facebook Thursday.“Sorry for the early boom, Brooklyn! We promise it’s for a good cause.(The squirrel remains unconvinced.),” it added.The video quickly went viral with more than 1.2 million views — and observers chalking it up to noise disturbance in a nutshell.In the footage, the critter is shown going full action movie as it furiously flails its tail while falling after the unwanted wake-up call — landing on the back of one nearby soldier and scampering off before another blast is shot off.The German navy ship, FGS Sachsen, sailed into town as part of the Grand Parade of Sail to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, according to military officials.“The squirrel and Soldier were both unharmed, just startled,” USAG Fort Hamilton said....