Fedex B772 over Switzerland on Aug 31st 2016, loss of communication leads to intercept
Last Update: August 31, 2016 / 18:05:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 31, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Fedex
Flight number
FX-3
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
N880FD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
Switzerland's Luftwaffe reported, shortly after 16:00L there had been a "hot mission" due to an airliner enroute from Zurich towards Lake Constanz, who had lost communication with air traffic control. As soon as the military aircraft came in view of the airline pilots, they switched to the international guard frequency and communication was subsequently restored, the mission was such completed.
Residents around the regions reported hearing two booms, initially not associated with supersonic aircraft, residents in Sankt Gallen (Switzerland), near the position of the rendevouz, reported the booms just before 16:10L.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 31, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Fedex
Flight number
FX-3
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
N880FD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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