Was there really a mid-air collision in Southern Germany?
I was wondering because I watched a video on youtube about 2 planes crashing in southern germany in the early 2000s and the air traffic controller got killed by one of the victims parents.
Did this really happen?
Yes, the mid-air collision on 1 July 2002. See the link below. Also, the 2017 Hollywood film "Aftermath" is loosely based on the aftermath of the disaster, with Arnold Schwarzenegger portraying a character largely based on Vitaly Kaloyev (the killer).
Yes it did.
One was a DHL cargo plane, the other was a Russian one carrying kids - and one of the parents later killed the ATC guy in charge.
This is an archive copy of the press release by Swiss ATC:
https://web.archive.org/web/20110927231117/http://www.skyguide.ch/en/MediaRelations/MediaReleases/ArchivedReleases/INMR2002_07_02M_UEBERLINGEN_SEQUENCE_OF_EVENTS.pdf
And more overall info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/..._collision
Yes, that is what changed policies in which the aircrew will follow TCAS commands now instead of ATC instructions.
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