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Reuters - A small aircraft entered restricted airspace near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday but it turned away and was not considered a threat, the U.S. Homeland Security Department said.Read more...
Small aircraft enters Capitol airspace (Reuters)
Reuters - A small aircraft entered restricted airspace near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday but it turned away and was not considered a threat, the U.S. Homeland Security Department said.Read more...
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Prop Plane Puts Capitol On Alert
USA Today
March 13, 2008
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A single-engine airplane violated restricted airspace and got to within 6 miles of the Capitol before being diverted, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The violation prompted security officials to temporarily raise the threat level from yellow to orange and order personnel in the Capitol building to prepare to evacuate, but the incident was resolved before an evacuation was ordered. The propeller-driven Cessna 177 was escorted by two F-16s to a Leesburg, Va., airport where it landed, FAA spokesman Hank Price said.
USA Today
March 13, 2008
Pg. 9
A single-engine airplane violated restricted airspace and got to within 6 miles of the Capitol before being diverted, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The violation prompted security officials to temporarily raise the threat level from yellow to orange and order personnel in the Capitol building to prepare to evacuate, but the incident was resolved before an evacuation was ordered. The propeller-driven Cessna 177 was escorted by two F-16s to a Leesburg, Va., airport where it landed, FAA spokesman Hank Price said.