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Chogm: Raaf close to shot down light plane last year

Newcastle, Australia - 90-second period of very extreme alert

During a security scare at last year's Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the Raaf (Royal Australian Air Force) came close to sending a fully armed fighter jet to shoot down a light plane: it's the disconcerting revelation Australian officers made yesterday. Senior air force officers for the first time revealed details of the incident which occurred amid fears that terrorists could...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 52108
Rome, Italy, 08/28/2003 10:25
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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