A Royal Air Force jet used to transport royals and prime ministers alike has ‘narrowly missed smashing into drone at 200mph’
A report into the incident has revealed the near-miss took place on the afternoon of June 19 this year, as the 58-seater plane came into land at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.Two pilots spotted the illegally flown drone at a height of 2,200ft - nearly four times the legal altitude for such a device.The Voyager aircraft is said to have come within 100ft of the flying object, with experts confirming there was a "high" risk of a collision.
However, it was converted to become a VIP aircraft in 2016 at an estimated cost of £10million.Compiled by the UK Airprox Board, which assesses potential collisions in UK airspace, the report revealed the drone was spotted "heading in the opposite direction" when the plane was on its final approach.
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