Boeing 'just missed glider'

Thursday 02 June 1994 19:02 EDT

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An inquiry was launched after a British Airways Boeing 737 jet narrowly missed a glider at 4,600ft 14 miles south-east of Birmingham International Airport.

The Civil Aviation Authority said the Boeing, en route from Berlin, reported the miss on Monday. A spokeswoman for BA said there had been no danger to the Boeing.

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