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Old 16th Oct 2017, 22:28
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Mike Flynn
 
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Airprox at Marham

The Eastern Daily Press reporting

Near miss between RAF Marham Tornado and light aircraft - Latest Norfolk and Suffolk News - Eastern Daily Press

An RAF jet was returning to base when it came within 400ft (122m) of a light aircraft taking aerial photos, a report has revealed.
A UK Airprox Board report found the Tornado was descending to RAF Marham when the crew was told by air traffic control a Cessna C150 was two nautical miles east of the airfield.
It decided to climb 1,000ft (305m) above the Cessna to avoid a collision.
As a result there was no risk of a crash, the report said.
The Airprox board, which investigates near misses, found the Cessna's photo mission had been agreed at short notice on 11 May.
As a result, the Tornado crew was unaware of the plane until they contacted RAF Marham air traffic control to join the visual circuit before landing.
source http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-41629586


Could this be the 152 out of Seething that supplies the newspaper with all their great pictures?
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