A MYSTERY glider pilot came close to downing two of the RAF’s new £65m super jets, a report has revealed.
The Typhoon fighters were flying in formation and had to manoeuvre violently to avoiding hitting the glider, according to the report by air accident investigators.
The pilot of one of the 1,300mph jets reported that the risk of hitting the glider had been “high”.
Incredibly, the glider was flying on the runway approach to RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, and did not have the correct equipment to warn other aircraft of its presence.
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