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Continental's scheduled flight intercepted by four Israeli combat planes

Tel Aviv , Israel - Shooting-down risk because of a human error

Today, a Boeing 777 plane of Continental Airlines bound to Tel Aviv from Newark, New Jersey, risked to be shot down by four Israeli Air Force's combat planes, two F-15s and as many F-16s. The great danger for the scheduled flight was due to an error of the pilot, that, after trespassing the Israeli airspace, omitted to contact the control tower and perform the usual identification procedures, causing...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1072318
Rome, Italy, 04/12/2007 12:54
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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