Typhoon/Tucano 20ft near miss over Lincs.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/118...
20 feet is pretty damned close when you're doing 350mph.
DT story said:
A Typhoon jet came as close as 20ft to another aircraft as it narrowly avoided a mid-air crash in the skies over Lincolnshire.
The pilot of the RAF plane, which was flying at 350mph, was forced to take evasive action with only the length of a double-decker bus to spare, a report has revealed.
At the time of the incident, he was flying in formation as he led two other Typhoon jets. An official report said the pilots of the fighter jets had assumed a Tucano training plane, which was flying at 161mph, had moved out of the way...
It happened in March but an investigation by the Air Proximity Board has just concluded this week. The incident was rated Cat A.The pilot of the RAF plane, which was flying at 350mph, was forced to take evasive action with only the length of a double-decker bus to spare, a report has revealed.
At the time of the incident, he was flying in formation as he led two other Typhoon jets. An official report said the pilots of the fighter jets had assumed a Tucano training plane, which was flying at 161mph, had moved out of the way...
20 feet is pretty damned close when you're doing 350mph.
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