RAW VIDEO: Military jet intercepts Cessna 172 over Temecula, California

August 7, 2013 by John Hunneman 

 So, there was apparently a little excitement in the air over Temecula on Wednesday, Aug. 7. 

One of my readers said around noon he witnessed an fighter jet circling a single engine aircraft above the southern part of Temecula.

“It was evident it was an aggressive warning to the single engine plane,” the reader emailed. “The single engine plane then followed the jet back toward French Valley Airport.”

A report on KCAL 9 news out of Los Angeles  said a small plane that had taken off from French Valley Airport today violated the restricted airspace of Marine One which was carrying President Obama from LAX to his visit to the Marines at Camp Pendleton which is, of course, not far from Temecula.

The report said fighter jets were scrambled to intercept the aircraft, as they normally do in cases like this.

The event apparently ended without incident.

If anyone took any pictures or video of this we’d love to see it and share it.

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