British Airways flight narrowly misses drone after taking off from Heathrow

• A British Airways Boeing 777 bound for New York City encountered a drone shortly after taking off from Heathrow Airport on 24 June.
• The pilot reported that the drone flew about 50 feet above the aircraft's right wing while travelling at an altitude of 6,000 feet.
• Air traffic control was informed that the object was shiny, metallic, reflective, and roughly the “size of four toasters”.
• The aircraft did not need to take evasive action and completed its journey to New York as planned.
• The incident was detailed in the UK Airprox Board's monthly report, with British Airways reiterating that all such safety incidents are reported for official investigation.

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British Airways plane encounters drone ‘the size of four toasters’ after Heathrow take-off