A passenger aircraft almost collided with a drone flying at 500ft above a primary school in Birmingham, England. The near miss, which took place on the morning of September 7th 2016, has been confirmed by a recent report into the incident. The local police forces were unable to locate the drone or its operative.
According to UKAB – the official board for investigating near airborne collisions – the commercial DH8 turboprop aircraft came within 1600ft of the drone, before managing to land safely.
