... two aircraft, one flying level across the field, another climbing after a missed approach, had an extremely near miss, in my estimation, less than 50 feet, before the lower pilot saw the higher aircraft and broke violently to the right in the darkness.

The first wave, 24 dive bombers, fell on her through broken clouds; she took two hits and an uncomfortably close near miss.

… it concludes that when the number of 'near misses' are considered, "we have been extremely fortunate that we have not been discussing much higher fatality figures, given that a significant number of track workers have 'got clear' within a few seconds or less of passing trains".

In recent years there have been two fatalities and one near miss due to the inappropriate use of boom trucks.

As in New York City’s Times Square seven months ago, hundreds of innocent bystanders might have been killed. Fortunately, the would-be terrorist was the only fatality.

Dean Chance ... wasn't crying over his near miss of a no-hitter Monday night.

Italy know they cannot wallow in the disappointment of last week's agonising near miss against Ireland.

After several near misses, Van Persie finally reached three figures by turning in Walcott's cross before Jaaskelainen saved from Walcott when one-on-one.

Near miss

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