Royal Near Miss........???
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Royal Near Miss........???
British Broadcasting Crap reporting Princess Royal in "air proximity incident..........
....can't wait for this little beauty!
....can't wait for this little beauty!
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From BBC news website
The Princess Royal was involved in an "air proximity incident" on Thursday, Buckingham Palace has said.
It is believed that an RAF aeroplane carrying Princess Anne to engagements in Scotland was involved in a near-miss with another aircraft.
She was on her way to engagements in Banffshire and Aberdeenshire. It is understood the Princess has since continued with the events.
The Princess Royal was involved in an "air proximity incident" on Thursday, Buckingham Palace has said.
It is believed that an RAF aeroplane carrying Princess Anne to engagements in Scotland was involved in a near-miss with another aircraft.
She was on her way to engagements in Banffshire and Aberdeenshire. It is understood the Princess has since continued with the events.
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Ooh it was one of mummys fast planes. There's a shock.
The Ministry of Defence said an incident happened shortly after 1000 GMT in Lancashire's Morecambe Bay area.
The MoD spokesman told BBC News: "A loss of separation was reported by the National Air Traffic Service to the Civil Aviation Authority, between two aircraft - an RAF HS125 and a Eurofighter Typhoon - shortly after 1000 GMT in the Morcambe Bay area."
The Ministry of Defence said an incident happened shortly after 1000 GMT in Lancashire's Morecambe Bay area.
The MoD spokesman told BBC News: "A loss of separation was reported by the National Air Traffic Service to the Civil Aviation Authority, between two aircraft - an RAF HS125 and a Eurofighter Typhoon - shortly after 1000 GMT in the Morcambe Bay area."
From the BBC News website:
It is understood the RAF HS125, on which Princess Anne was travelling, was flying at a level height on a cleared flight path when the RAF Eurofighter Typhoon, flying under military control, came within 3.3 miles of it.
A warning system sounded and the National Air Traffic Services' Manchester area controller advised the HS125 to descend.
A spokesman for the National Air Traffic Services (Nats) said the royal plane was being controlled by Nats' Manchester area air traffic control centre.
"The controller observed the Typhoon turn to cross ahead of the royal flight and immediately told the royal flight to take avoiding action," he said.
It is understood the RAF HS125, on which Princess Anne was travelling, was flying at a level height on a cleared flight path when the RAF Eurofighter Typhoon, flying under military control, came within 3.3 miles of it.
A warning system sounded and the National Air Traffic Services' Manchester area controller advised the HS125 to descend.
A spokesman for the National Air Traffic Services (Nats) said the royal plane was being controlled by Nats' Manchester area air traffic control centre.
"The controller observed the Typhoon turn to cross ahead of the royal flight and immediately told the royal flight to take avoiding action," he said.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4003799.stm
The MOD said the aircraft 'did not collide'...
That's a relief!
The MOD said the aircraft 'did not collide'...
That's a relief!
BBC Teletext have already decided it was a "Near Miss". So what will be in the tabloids tomorrow ? Any 2 each from :
1. Plunged
2. Wrestled grimly with the controls
3. Narrowly missed a school
1. Plunged
2. Wrestled grimly with the controls
3. Narrowly missed a school
Can't use the "narrowly missed a school" option, because here in the States we hit a school. So the value of "narrowly missed a school" has had it's sensationality index dropped due to event inflation.
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Didn't that wizz-bang Friend/Foe thingumyjig on the Typhoon tell the driver that the HS-125 was a Friend? And with all the other turbocharged electrons and intercept systems whoosing around the avionics, did they not realise someone else was nearby. I thought these latest spiffing aeroplanes could track a flock of mosquitoes.
Ah, Hoskins. Forgot to switch it on, eh?
Ah, Hoskins. Forgot to switch it on, eh?
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The wizz bang IFF probably identified it as HRH Princess anne, and obviously selected it as Non-Friendly.
Based on previous interesting news items with HRH, a dog-fight was probably assumed appropriate.
I\'d best go and wait by the front door for Special branch
Based on previous interesting news items with HRH, a dog-fight was probably assumed appropriate.
I\'d best go and wait by the front door for Special branch