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Tourism airplane intercepted over the Tyrrhenian Sea

Trapani, Italy - An Italian Air Force's F-16 took immediately off yesterday to detect the plane which had abnormally kept the radio silence

A South African tourism single engine four seats airplane flying over the Tyrrhenian Sea yesterday alarmed Italy due to its radio silence and this fact warned Italian Air Force. An Italian Air Force’s -16A ADF Block 15 Fighting Falcon light fighter interceptor, belonging to 37th Wing, took immediately off from Trapani Base for an air superiority operation in order to reach the vehicle, identify it a...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 119162
Rome, Italy, 04/22/2005 12:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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