A Delta Air Lines flight and a US Air Force jet had to divert to avoid a possible midair collision over Washington, D.C. Delta Flight 2983, departing from Reagan National Airport, received an onboard alert about a nearby aircraft,

Image via Shutterstock A military jet was a hair away from smashing into a Delta flight carrying 136 people, just months after a deadly DC crash at the same airport. Back in January, 67 people died after a military helicopter collided with a flight landing.

A U.S. passenger flight preparing to leave the nation's capital and an incoming military jet received instructions to divert and prevent a possible collision, officials said.