Friday, September 02, 2011

Busted Airspace: NORAD F-15E Fighter Jet Intercepts Piper Aircraft Near Camp David, Maryland.


Published : Friday, 02 Sep 2011, 8:23 PM EDT

A military fighter jet intercepted a small Piper airplane near President Barack Obama's retreat at Camp David, Md., Friday.

According to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), an F-15E fighter jet intercepted the Piper general aviation aircraft, which was out of radio communication, about 4:45pm.

The civilian aircraft was intercepted and departed the restricted airspace before it landed at the Martinsburg Airport, W.Va., the NORAD statement said.

Earlier Friday The Wall Street Journal reported that President Obama's helicopter flight to Camp David Friday afternoon was cut short because of bad weather.

Obama left the White House on Marine One with his daughter Sasha around 12:30pm local time. But mid-way through the trip, he switched from the helicopter to a motorcade, driving the rest of the way to the presidential retreat in Maryland, according to a statement from the White House.

White House press secretary Jay Carney said that just before the president left Washington, officials made "a last-minute bad weather call." He said in an email that "Marine One diverted to an alternate landing area and the president motorcaded the rest of the way to Camp David." 



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