Lithuania apparently flies in feet, as does France and NATO. http://www.vfrguide.com/visual-flight-rules/lithuania Another version of the article states two Mirage jets and a Lithuanian military jet were on joint patrol. I assume they were in formation, more closely spaced than normal ATC separations and were "one big aircraft" to ATC. Two of the pilots failed to maintain visual separation. The Mirage was damaged but landed. The Lithuanian jet crashed but the pilots ejected. As one plane landed, I assume the damage was not extensive, but on the Lithuanian aircraft, was to a critical control surface, resulting in an unflyable plane. --- On Tue, 8/30/11, John Frewen-Lord <[email protected]> wrote:
From: John Frewen-Lord <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:51036] planes collide To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 6:54 AM In view of recent discussions on aircraft altitudes, I wonder if that may be behind this accident today, involving both Nato and Baltic state aircraft. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14715235 We'll probably never know, sadly. John F-L
