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News Source Record

# News Source Record

**L-Ne / Open-source news extract** — Original media coverage of unmanned aerial systems.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Collection date | 12 December 2014 |
| Platform | Quiet Systems |
| Data label | Open-source news record // LRRK collection product |
| Handling | Public-source material. Image rights require separate verification before publication. |
| Scale | Local |
| Language | English |
| Terms matched | drone; unmanned aerial vehicles; model helicopter |

## Bibliographic

| Field | Value |
| Outlet | BBC News (London) |
| Title | Drone flown 20ft from landing Heathrow jet |
| Dateline | 12 December 2014 |
| First publisher | yes |
| Original URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-30446136 |
| Archive URL | — |
| Dedup key | 2014-12-12|bbc-london|heathrow-ukab-20ft-model-helicopter |
| Source grade | B1 |

## Record

**Verified extract — [Fact — B1]** BBC London reported the UK Airprox Board description of the 22 July Heathrow event: an A320 at 700 ft (213 m) saw a small black object that passed about 20ft over the wing and appeared to be a small radio-controlled helicopter. Landing at 14:16 BST was normal. UKAB: despite tracing and local model-club help, the operator could not be found; members were unanimous the model was flown in an entirely inappropriate location and that the dangers were not self-evident was a cause for considerable concern. A Heathrow spokesman called unauthorised UAV use near an airfield irresponsible and illegal and said Heathrow pursued prosecution for airspace violation. Birmingham University's October warning on 20-year growth of drone use was noted.

**Kinematic object.** Small radio-controlled helicopter / UAV, about 20 ft over an A320 wing on short final.

**Coverage frame.** incident

## Source integrity

- Why this is treated as an original: BBC London original of the UKAB report's 20-foot geometry and Heathrow prosecution comment.
- Wire reprint status: Not a wire reprint. Official-board report plus airport comment.
- What was excluded: The 7 December CAA-confirmation story (different identity).

## LRRK relevance

Watch / Control Fabric. Untraced model helicopter in the critical landing phase; airfield prosecution posture.

*LRRK — security assurance for systems that sense, move, and act.*

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