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German government covered up near-collision of drone, Afghan airliner
Classified documents and video obtained by the Der Spiegel have revealed a near collision between a small Luna reconnaissance drone operated by the Bundeswehr and an Ariana Airbus A300 airliner over Kabul in August of 2004. The Ariana flight was carrying 100 passengers. The report comes as German Defense Minister Thomas de Maizière faces another drone scandal over the purchase of the "Euro Hawk," a long-range surveillance drone that was found to be too dangerous to operate in European… (arstechnica.com) Más...Obviously we need to reinforce the rules of drone flying.
I posted this story yesterday (http://flightaware.com/squawks/link/1/24_hours/new/34558/German_government_covered_up_near_collision_of_drone_Afghan_airliner) and the squawk was downrated into oblivion. I'm curious what caused the difference in reception? Is it the title or abstract?
Very weird....fixed it by marking the newer one as a duplicate of yours, which merges votes as well.
I'll go you one better than that my friend; I first saw your post here earlier. Came back again on another comment and it was gone and now it magically reappears.LOL. Either way, still a good story. Stay at it.
Video: Near Collision Between Drone and Airbus A300
A close call between a drone and an airliner nine years ago is getting renewed attention thanks to an online video showing the near collision.
http://www.flyingmag.com/technique/accidents/video-near-collision-between-drone-and-airbus-a300