I read about the incident here (Daily Mail). Aside from a bunch of what-if and by-the-way reporting there was some information which seems to be missing from other reports.
The BA jet was between five and ten minutes away from landing at Heathrow's Terminal 5 when it was struck at 12.50pm.
Hardly near the airport. According to the FlightRadar24 screengrab, that would have put the aircraft at 5000 to 8000 feet at over 200 knots.
A BA spokesman added: 'Our aircraft landed safely, was fully examined by our engineers and it was cleared to operate its next flight. In other words, no damage.
A Heathrow spokesman said last night: 'BA flight 727 from Geneva reported being struck by an unknown object as it entered its final approach towards Heathrow. The aircraft landed safely at Terminal 5.
The pilot knows he has had a collision with AN OBJECT hitting the front of the plane. Pilot called police after landing to report collision 'with drone'.
Better than calling them and saying "I hit something." It is in fact a UFO, but it's easier to get the police to investigate DRONES.
I'm not sure why I only seem to hear of near misses near Heathrow and not other places in the world. There are either a lot of idiots living nearby or a lot of potential terrorists testing out their newest weapon. If it does prove to be a drone, the pilot should face the full force of the law.
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