This article presents 15 aircraft near misses and close calls. The incidents include:
1. A US Navy EP-3 Aries plane narrowly avoiding a collision with a Russian Su-27 fighter jet in 2018.
2. A Paraguayan airport runway maintenance team escaping a collision with a landing passenger jet in 2019.
3. An Air Canada plane almost hitting four other aircraft on the ground at San Francisco International Airport in 2017.
4. A skydiving instructor and his guest nearly colliding with a plane during a tandem jump in 2014.
5. A novice pilot in New Zealand almost colliding with another light aircraft on a runway in 2017.
6. A pilot flying an air show in Argentina performing a reckless maneuver, flying extremely close to the ground and crowd.
7. A helicopter and drone narrowly avoiding a collision off the coast of Hollywood.
8. An air Lingus passenger seeing another plane flying extremely close to their own at 35,000 feet in 2019.
9. A plane and SUV colliding on a runway at a Texas airport in 2012.
10. A pilot in Vancouver, British Columbia, narrowly avoiding a mountain ridge while fighting a fire in 2019.
11. A Boeing 767 and an Airbus A340 almost colliding on a runway at Barcelona's El Prat Airport in 2014.
12. Plane enthusiasts at the Princess Juliana Airport in the Caribbean getting extremely close to approaching aircraft.
13. Stunt pilot Tom Richard's plane being clipped by another plane during a racing event in Nevada in 2016.
14. A Royal Australian Air Force Boeing C-17 flying extremely close to skyscrapers in Brisbane, Australia, in 2018.
15. The Space Shuttle Endeavour making a low pass over Los Angeles in 2012, flying by major landmarks before landing at the airport.
These incidents highlight the importance of safety protocols and pilot training in preventing catastrophic accidents.
1. The text discusses 15 aircraft near misses and close calls.
2. The first incident involves a US vs. Russian jet near miss in January 2018.
3. The Russian aircraft was just 5 feet away from the US Navy plane.
4. The incident occurred over the Black Sea.
5. The Russian aircraft was interpreted as an aggressive and unsafe interaction.
6. The US Navy insisted that the US plane hadn't breached Russian airspace.
7. The incident occurred in Paraguay Airport.
8. The incident involved six engineers who were fixing a portion of the tarmac.
9. The incident occurred in San Francisco International Airport in July 2017.
10. The incident involved an Air Canada plane that almost hit four other aircraft.
11. The incident involved a skydiving instructor performing a tandem jump.
12. The incident occurred at the Kokoro airfield in New Zealand.
13. The incident involved a novice pilot who flew into the path of another light aircraft.
14. The incident involved a pilot performing a dangerous maneuver at an air show in Argentina.
15. The incident involved a passenger on an air Lingus flight who saw another plane flying incredibly close to their own.
16. The incident involved a drone flying off the coast of Hollywood when a helicopter appeared out of nowhere and flew directly towards the drone.
17. The incident involved a novice pilot coming in to land at a Texas Airport when an SUV driver drove into the plane's path.
18. The incident involved an RJ 85 air tanker flying as close to the ground as it could before releasing fire retardant.
19. The incident involved a Boeing 767 making its final approach into Barcelona's el prat airport when an Airbus A340 began taxiing across the runway.
20. The incident involved the space shuttle Endeavour being transported to the California Science Center as an exhibit.
21. The space shuttle Endeavour was taken for an aerial tour around the city and photographed alongside all of the major landmarks.