But a number of times, missiles that were intercepted midair and missed their intended targets instead fell and did damage elsewhere.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/28/world/europe/missiles-ukraine-russia-taganrog.html

By 2001, when bilateral relations were shaken by a midair collision over the South China Sea between a Chinese fighter jet and a U.S. Navy EP-3 reconnaissance plane, Dr. Green was serving on President George W. Bush’s national security Asia team.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2023/0303/US-China-conundrum-Can-hotline-diplomacy-work-if-trust-isn-t-a-goal?icid=rss

Colby Ambrosio tallied the Eagles’ fifth goal of the night by batting the puck out of midair past Arizona State’s TJ Semptimphelter.

Source: https://www.bcheights.com/2022/12/31/boston-college-mens-hockey-defeats-arizone-state-5-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boston-college-mens-hockey-defeats-arizone-state-5-2

Diablo defeated Violet with ease in their duel, and Rimuru didn't even break a sweat defeating Lacua in a midair battle over Raja's castle.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/reincarnated-as-a-slime-crimson-bond-movie-criticisms/

I went back inside for a second and all of a sudden the whole house just shook that it was like a loud boom,” said Munier, who recorded video of the midair episode on her cell phone.

Source: https://www.wsjm.com/2023/02/05/chinese-balloon-live-updates-moving-eastward-over-central-us-pentagon-says/

That’s when Jack McBain swatted the puck out of midair with his stick blade at the crease on a rebound chance to complete the unlikely comeback.

Source: https://gazette.com/sports/colorado-avalanche/avalanche-vs-coyotes-3-takeaways-from-colorado-s-overtime-road-loss/article_e91aab94-29db-5bc6-98f8-b260d4cb1f55.html

The fatal maneuver - which came while Meleski was trying to land - saw the balloon's basket detach in midair, and fall roughly a hundred feet.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12426231/Hot-air-balloon-pilot-COCAINE-crashed-killing-four-passengers-NTSB.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

The pilot of QF144 sparked fears after issuing a midair mayday call halfway into the just over three hour journey after it suffered the engine failure.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11647493/What-mayday-7700-call-Distress-signal-Qantas-Flight-144-startled-Australia-explained.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

The three people killed after a midair collision involving two firefighting helicopters in Riverside County were identified Monday as investigators looked into the cause of the crash.

Source: https://abc7.com/firefighting-helicopters-deadly-crash-riverside-county-midair-collision/13612144/