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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Callum Parke

Operator who flew drone close to Battle of Britain fighter to be sentenced

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A drone pilot whom a judge said could have caused a “catastrophic situation” when he flew a drone near a Battle of Britain fighter plane will be sentenced at a Crown Court.

Mark Bagguley was in charge of the device when it flew dangerously close to the wing of a Hawker Hurricane as it flew over Buxton, Derbyshire, last July.

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