An RAF jet used to transport members of the Royal family and the UK's prime ministers came within 100ft of smashing into an illegally flown drone at nearly 200mph, a report has revealed
The Vespina came within 100ft of an illegal drone. The drone was spotted at a height of 2,200ft. The Vespina was repainted on the orders of Boris Johnson in 2020An RAF jet used to transport members of the Royal family and the UK’s prime ministers came within 100ft of smashing into an illegally flown drone at nearly 200mph, a report has revealed
Boris Johnson ordered its military grey colour scheme to be replaced with a patriotic red, white, and blue livery at a cost of £900,000 when he was prime minister in 2020. Read More Royal Navy shadows Putin warships through the Channel as Russian vessels enter UK waters The records show that the plane had earlier taken off from RAF Brize Norton on a four hour flight which involved circling for an hour and 40 minutes off the French coast when it was likely to have been refuelling other aircraft.
The report added: ‘The Brize Norton ATC Supervisor reports that the approach controller informed them of the incident as it happened. An RAF spokesperson said: ‘The RAF regularly conducts essential flying training across the whole of the UK. Read More RAF jets are scrambled to shadow Russian planes spotted near UK ‘We continue to encourage users to fly their assets responsibly and legally in accordance with CAA regulations.’
Pilots and aviation experts have repeatedly warned in recent years about the risks posed by drones smashing into cockpit windows or engines of passenger jets.
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