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Two F-16s scramble for violation of Obama's airspace by three aircraft

Los Angeles, USA - Two different episodes involving light planes

Two F-16 fighters were involved yesterday 07/06/2012 in a scramble mission to respond to a violation by 3 aircraft of a no-fly zone created near Los Angeles for US President Barack Obama's fundraising activities. Around 9:00 am PDT (4:00 pm GMT) the two fighters intercepted a Cessna 206 and a Cherokee PA-28 close to the Californian metropolis: they are two single-engine light aircraft. North American...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1141892
Rome, Italy, 06/08/2012 15:40
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