JoeSturdy published Stansted Airport plane came within four metres of crash with...

A PLANE came within four metres of colliding with a drone as it climbed out of Stansted Airport. The flight crew of the Boeing 737, operated by airlines such as Ryanair, were on the initial climb out from the Essex airport heading towards Clacton when the co-pilot suddenly saw a purple drone pass above them.They estimated the distance to be a matter of mere metres, and the incident happened so quickly as the plane was travelling at around 285mph, that there was no time to take avoiding...