DEFENSEWATCH: Terror in the Sky - the Manpad Threat

Wednesday, September 24, 2003

Terror in the Sky - the Manpad Threat

Here is the next face of international terrorism. On Nov. 17, 1995, at 10:20 p.m., Lufthansa Flight 405 and British Airways Flight 226 were flying 30 to 40 miles apart on parallel paths towards Europe, having just taken off from Kennedy International Airport. Suddenly, without warning an object moving in the opposite direction passed 2,000 to 3,000 feet to the left and above the British Airways plane, and shortly thereafter it passed the Lufthansa plane. Both pilots reported that the object... Sign in to see full entry.

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