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An RAF stealth fighter came within just 300ft of smashing into a drone being flown illegally over Norfolk, an official report has revealed.
The incident, which occurred at 14,460ft, is believed to have been at the highest altitude ever recorded for a near miss between an RAF aircraft and a drone.
The F-35 Lightning jet was travelling at nearly 290mph when the device loomed into view just 'off the left nose'. The pilot, who was being followed by an instructor in a second single-seater F-35, later rated the chances of a collision as 'high'.
The drone was being flown at more than 36 times the legal height for the devices.
An RAF stealth fighter came within just 300ft of smashing into a drone being flown illegally over Norfolk, an official report has revealed (Stock Photo)
The drone was being flown at more than 36 times the legal height for the devices (Stock Photo)
It is thought the operator was never traced, but if caught and convicted of endangering an aircraft they could have been jailed for five years.
The close call happened about eight miles east of Norwich just before 1pm on February 14, according to the UK Airprox Board (UKAB), which
