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Cessna Intercepted In Temporary No-Fly Zone Over GWB Was Piloted By West Point Instructor Cessna Intercepted In Temporary No-Fly Zone Over GWB Was Piloted By West Point Instructor
Cessna Intercepted In Temporary No-Fly Zone Over GWB Was Piloted By West Point Instructor UPDATE: A single-engine plane that drew a pair of Air Force fighter jets when it inadvertently strayed into temporarily restricted airspace over the GWB during the UN General Assembly was being flown by an Army instructor pilot from West Point. The soldier was conducting a "civil and mechanical engineering" flight lab for cadets, an academy spokesperson said, when the aircraft "briefly violated" a Temporary Flight Restriction Area around 2 p.m., following President Joe Biden's address to the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The West Point Civil & Mechanical Engineer…

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F-16 Fighter Jet Intercepts Plane In Restricted Airspace Over GWB F-16 Fighter Jet Intercepts Plane In Restricted Airspace Over GWB
F-16 Fighter Jet Intercepts Plane In Restricted Airspace Over GWB In a moment that froze some witnesses on the ground, Air Force fighter jets intercepted a Cessna aircraft above the George Washington Bridge and escorted it away from restricted air space during the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan on Tuesday. The Cessna 182 is owned by the United States Military Academy at West Point and was being flown by an Army instructor pilot, the academy said in a statement.  The instructor was conducting a "civil and mechanical engineering" flight lab for cadets when the aircraft "briefly violated" a Temporary Flight Restriction Area…

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Fighter Jets Intercept Planes In North Jersey No-Fly Zones During Trump's Visit Fighter Jets Intercept Planes In North Jersey No-Fly Zones During Trump's Visit
Fighter Jets Intercept Planes In North Jersey No-Fly Zones During Trump's Visit Fighter jets twice intercepted private planes that flew into no-fly zones in North Jersey during President Donald Trump's visit to the Trump National Golf Course over the weekend, according to federal officials. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAND) dispatched an AF-15 fighter jet to intercept a Cessna 172 that entered the restricted space set up in Morris County around 11 a.m. Saturday, NORAD spokesperson Cameron Hillier said. Then, around 10:15 Sunday morning, another private plane flew into the restricted space near Bedminster, according to a Federal Aviation Administrat…

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by Cecilia Levine