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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Shaun Wilson

Drone flew 10 metres from Heathrow plane over central London in terrifying near miss

The ‘triangular’ shaped drone hovered into the path of an Airbus A320 just after 6pm on May 19 (file picture) - (PA Wire/PA Images)

An airline pilot flying a passenger plane over central London has revealed how his view was partially blocked by a large drone which almost caused a collision.

The “triangular” shaped drone hovered into the path of an Airbus A320 just after 6pm on May 19, as the plane flew in clear skies at 9,200ft - far beyond the 400ft UK limit for flying drones.

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