RAF jets avoid collision in lucky near miss

Two RAF jets involved in a near miss near their Lossiemouth airbase only avoided a collision because one of the pilots happened to check his navigation system at the last second, a report has said.

The Typhoons were coming in to land last December. The pilot did not know what made him check his navigation system when he did. The Airprox Board found one pilot had flown an unexpected course. The report said: “The pilot did not know what prompted him to check the TACAN” but that this had“prevented more serious con sequences”.