Southwest flight descends 475 feet to avoid 'midair collision' with Hawker Hunter

 A Southwest flight rapidly descended 475 feet to avoid a Hawker Hunter aircraft on Friday, according to flight tracking data and passengers on the plane.

About six minutes after Southwest flight 1496 took off from Hollywood Burbank Airport in Los Angeles County, it abruptly descended from 14,100 feet to 13,625 feet, according to flightRadar24.Steve Ulasewicz, a passenger on the flight who said that they experienced what felt like a "significant drop,"  News the pilot announced that they had performed the maneuver to "avoid a midair collision."  Southwest Airlines said in a statement that two flight attendants are being treated for injuries after the incident.