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  1. 2006-01-29, 09:13 PM #1
    maem01
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    Near Miss photo from UK (link BBC website)

    This has appeared on BBC website, it does look close but I am sure its not really !!!

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4660644.stm
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  2. 2006-01-29, 09:31 PM #2
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    hmm considering the JAL plane is a 773ER and the DHL appears to be an A300F, they're pretty far apart because the 773ER is significantly longer than an A300 side-by-side...

    telephoto compression can make things seem a lot closer than they are.

    also, patterns like these are common practice in London's busy airspace...i've experienced it firsthand...

    http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=84893
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  3. 2006-01-30, 12:17 AM #3
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    Hmmm.. I don't know about any "near miss" but I would not have guessed they were "2 and a half miles" apart either. :)

    I guess we've all seen the parallel landings or pictures of such at certain airports.
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  4. 2006-02-10, 05:57 PM #4
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    For a photo that really looks like a near miss....

    http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1000914/L/

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  5. 2006-02-10, 07:17 PM #5
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    Wow, that's a one in a million shot (the one posted by Phil, that is). I have never seen anything like that in real life.
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