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JetBlue pilot narrowly avoids 'midair collision' with Air Force plane near Venezuela

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A JetBlue Airways pilot said he narrowly avoided a "midair collision" with a U.S. military aircraft that entered his flight path while the JetBlue plane was climbing after takeoff from Curaçao on Friday, according to the airline and ATC recordings.

Curaçao is a Dutch Caribbean island near Venezuela.

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