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US F-15s and RAF tanker in near-miss over north Norfolk coast
Two US fighter jets and an RAF tanker aircraft came within seconds of a mid-air crash, a report has revealed.
The pilot of the RAF Voyager tanker claimed one of the US F-15s flew as close as 50m (160ft) before roaring past to avoid a collision.
The tanker pilot claimed he could the feel turbulence from the F15 flying at 402mph as it boosted its speed.
The incident happened in January this year at a height of 16,000ft, about 10 miles off the coast of north Norfolk, after the Voyager from RAF Brize Norton had refuelled two RAF Typhoons in mid-air.
The investigation found that pilots of the F15s had been flying visually at the time so had failed to spot the Voyager on their radar.
The UK Airprox Board concluded that given that the F15 pilot was unaware of the Voyager until it was so close, there was a "serious risk of collision where luck had played a major part" in avoiding one.
It was classified as a Category A - the highest risk.
