A passenger plane and an Air Force jet were forced to divert course to avoid a mid-air collision near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport just outside of Washington, D.C.
Delta Air Lines Flight 2983 was cleared for takeoff on March 28 at about 3:15 p.m. At the same time, four U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon aircraft were inbound for a flyover at Arlington Cemetery, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
When one of the Air Force aircraft was getting close to the Delta plane, air traffic controllers issued instructions to both aircraft to divert course in order to avoid a collision….