According to the August 23, 2013 edition of The Independent, a mid-air collision between a DG-808C sailplane and an RAF Tornado jet fighter was averted by quick action on the part of the RAF pilot. Here’s an quote from the article. Click here for the full story.

A Tornado fighter pilot narrowly avoided smashing into a glider by flipping his plane into an inverted loop at 500mph, it was revealed today. The RAF pilot was on a low-level training mission when he was forced into the manoeuvre, known as a ‘bunt’ just 250ft above the ground. The pilot had a mere quarter of a second to carry out the aerobatic move after seeing the glider “at the very last moment” and missing it by just 100ft.