RAF jet and civilian plane in near-miss

AN RAF jet and a civilian plane were involved in a near-miss over Corris Uchaf in Gwynedd on September 21, a report by the UK Airprox Board said.

According to the report, the Hawk T2 jet passed underneath a PA28 aircraft, which was about 500-800ft feet above, going in the opposite direction, in the Mach Loop area.

The Hawk pilot assessed the risk of collision to be medium, but the PA28 pilot, a former RAF pilot and current airline pilot, assessed the risk as low.

An investigation found there were communication difficulties and problems sighting each other until very late on due to them being in an “area of very high terrain”.