Airliner Hit By Suspected Drone On Way To Landing At London's Heathrow
A British Airways pilot told authorities that he believes his jet struck a drone as it approached for landing at Heathrow Airport Sunday. A British Airways pilot told authorities that he believes his jet struck a drone as it approached for landing at Heathrow Airport Sunday. British police are investigating what could be the first known case of a drone colliding with a passenger aircraft, after a pilot told authorities that he believed his jet hit a drone as it flew into Heathrow Airport from Geneva Sunday. "The flight landed at Heathrow Terminal 5 safely," police say. But they add that "an object, believed to be a drone, had struck the front of the aircraft."
Apr-18-2016, 15:50:11 GMT
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