pjmedia.com By David Manney
F-16 fighter jets scrambled over Palm Beach after a civilian aircraft entered restricted airspace near President Donald Trump and Air Force One.
The incident happened while the president’s aircraft sat on the tarmac at Palm Beach International Airport. Military pilots moved quickly, intercepted the plane, and deployed flares to get the pilot’s attention and force a change in course.
Authorities imposed a ground stop at the airport as they rushed to confront the civilian aircraft.
The White House said that the security scare took place after authorities lost communication with a general aviation plane.
“The civilian aircraft violated the Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) at approximately 1:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The aircraft was safely escorted out of the area by NORAD aircraft,” the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service explained in a statement shared by the North American Aerospace Defense Command—which controls the airspace over the US and Canada.
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