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Radar shows how close jetliners came close to mid-air disaster

Radar images obtained by CBS News show how close a United Airlines flight and a U.S. Airways plane came to colliding with each other over the Pacific near Hawaii in April. According to an initial report, an air traffic controller mistakenly authorized both planes to fly at 33,000 feet heading directly towards each other. Jeff Pegues reports.
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