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RAF jets scrambled over Scotland after plane 'loses contact with air traffic control'

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The jets were sent soaring skyward to intercept the airplane after it failed to make contact with air traffic control

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The National

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RAF jets scrambled to civilian aircraft off Scottish coast over mid-air alert

RAF Lossiemouth jets were launched yesterday after a civilian aircraft failed to respond to air traffic control (ATC) ...

1 day ago·Glasgow, United Kingdom

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The Herald Scotland

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RAF jets scrambled over Scotland after plane 'loses contact with air traffic control'

The jets were sent soaring skyward to intercept the airplane after it failed to make contact with air traffic control

1 day ago·Scotland, United Kingdom

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Daily Record

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Scots RAF jets scrambled after 'aircraft failed to make contact'

The jets took off from Lossiemouth after the alarm was raised by air traffic control.

2 days ago·Glasgow, United Kingdom

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The Scottish Sun

'Loud bang' heard by Scots town locals as RAF jets scrambled to mid-air alert

SHOCKED locals in a Scottish town told how they heard a “loud bang” as RAF jets scrambled to a mid-air alert. Residents in Arbroath and the surrounding areas were stunned to hear what they believed to be a sonic boom this afternoon. NorthpixThe RAF confirmed that two typhoons jets were scrambled from its Lossiemouth base[/caption] Flightradar24Crews were alerted to a mid-air incident where a commercial flight failed to make contact with air traf…

2 days ago·Glasgow, United Kingdom

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UK Defence Journal

RAF jets scrambled after aircraft loses contact with ATC

RAF Lossiemouth has confirmed that Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoons were launched earlier today after a civilian aircraft failed to respond to air traffic control. In a brief statement, the RAF said: “We can confirm that RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoons were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth today after a civilian aircraft failed to make contact with air traffic control.” The incident triggered a standard QRA response, a routine but rapid measu…

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