RAF Lossiemouth jets less than 300ft apart in near miss
The incident involving a Typhoon and a Tornado took place in the skies near the base in Moray.
Two fighter jets passed less than 300ft apart in a near miss close to an RAF base.
The incident involving a Typhoon and a Tornado took place above Lossiemouth, Moray, in August last year but was only revealed in an official report on Friday.
The Tornado had been airborne for less than a minute after taking off from the base when its pilot spotted the Typhoon.
The jets, which were flying at more than 300mph - 440ft per second - came within 286ft of each other vertically, according to a report by the UK Airprox board.
Airprox investigators said the incident happened because the Typhoon pilot did not integrate effectively with the Tornado as it took off from the airbase.
It is possible that the Tornado's collision alert system did not warn its pilot about the Typhoon because it had not warmed up properly after takeoff, they said.
The systems were introduced following a fatal collision involving Tornados over the Moray Firth in 2012.
Investigators also noted air traffic controllers did not tell the Typhoon pilots about the nearby Tornado formation.
They rated the incident as a "B" - the second most serious category - meaning the safety of the aircraft was not guaranteed.