Sonic boom ‘explosion’ shakes Washington
DC as fighter jets react to unresponsive
plane before crash
Posted By: NorthernDog, 6/4/2023 6:32:41 PM
The Department of Defense scrambled fighter jets to intercept a private jet that entered Washington DC airspace and later crashed into mountainous terrain in southwest Virginia, officials said. The F-16s caused a sonic boom that shook houses across the US Capital at around 3pm as they took off from Andrews Air Force Base in high speed pursuit of the Cessna Citation, a US official told Reuters. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told The Independent the aircraft had taken off from Tennessee bound for New York but had crashed into a sparsely populated area near Staunton, about 150 miles southwest of
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Sonic boom ‘explosion’ shakes Washington
DC as fighter jets react to unresponsive
plane before crash 8 replies
DC as fighter jets react to unresponsive
plane before crash 8 replies
The Department of Defense scrambled fighter jets to intercept a private jet that entered Washington DC airspace and later crashed into mountainous terrain in southwest Virginia, officials said. The F-16s caused a sonic boom that shook houses across the US Capital at around 3pm as they took off from Andrews Air Force Base in high speed pursuit of the Cessna Citation, a US official told Reuters. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told The Independent the aircraft had taken off from Tennessee bound for New York but had crashed into a sparsely populated area near Staunton, about 150 miles southwest of
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Lots of unanswered questions. How often do they order jets to be scrambled ?