1974 Norfolk mid-air collision [SEP] point in time
1974 Norfolk mid-air collision
The 1974 Norfolk mid-air collision happened on 9 August 1974 at Fordham Fen, Norfolk, England when a Royal Air Force McDonnell-Douglas F-4M Phantom FGR.2 of No. 41 Squadron RAF (41 Sqn) collided with a Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee crop spraying aircraft. All three aviators were killed, the pilot and navigator of the Phantom and the pilot of the Pawnee. The Phantom pilot was a Royal Air Force Group Captain and station commander of RAF Coningsby. It was the
population—mainly because of aircraft noise.
Hazards.
Low-level flying involves air safety hazards such as: 
- Collision with the ground, electricity wires etc. as a result of pilot error (e.g. Cavalese, 1998) or failure of aircraft systems - at low level and high speed there is little time to react to any problem.
- Mid-air collision with light aircraft (e.g. Norfolk, 1974) or other military aircraft.
- Bird strike.
The noise can also disturb animals