A British Airways plane narrowly avoided a deadly drone collision during its final approach to Heathrow, with the drone spotted just 50 feet away—roughly the length of the wing—over Windsor Castle. The incident, classified as a Category A airprox, occurred at 1300 feet and 8:38 AM on May 9th. Though the plane landed safely with no damage, the drone was illegally flying in a no-fly zone and far above the 400-foot legal limit. The operator, possibly seeking viral footage, faces up to five years in jail if caught. This isn’t the first near-miss near Windsor—another BA Dreamliner narrowly avoided a drone just 60 feet away in December. With no suspect identified, the danger remains: drones in aviation airspace are a growing, lethal threat.
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