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Air Force scrambles F-16 to fire flares and warn off an unauthorized aircraft which had entered air space over Donald Trump's Arizona rally
Daily Mail ^ | 10/28/2020 | Harriet Alexander

Posted on 10/28/2020 4:29:01 PM PDT by marcusmaximus

An Air Force jet was scrambled above Donald Trump's rally in Arizona on Wednesday after an unannounced plane flew overhead.

'Oh, look at that! Look, look, look!' the president yelled, pointing to the sky.

The F-16 attempted to make contact, and the aircraft initially ignored the jets.

The fighter plane then released flares, and the intruding aircraft then established radio communications and was escorted out the area.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arizona; aviation; dsj03; f16; flares; intercept; isolatedincidents; trumprally
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To: Blood of Tyrants

I live just east of Nashville, very near the path that AF-1 would take from Andrews to Nashville for the debate when I heard an unusually loud jet nearby (I live close to the Lebanon airport). Turns out the F-16 was circling the airport until a small private plane landed and taxied well off the runway.


I was near the DC beltway on 9/11. Hearing those fighter jets above that day struck me because I realized the loud sound of their engines were operating in anger. It was not an air show or exercise they were responding too.


21 posted on 10/28/2020 4:47:37 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: eastforker; Exit148

Goodyear, AZ airport and Glendale airport are both within the shadow of Luke AFB. While primarily a training base they do have some weapon ready aircraft. If you takeoff from Like to the SW you fly right over Goodyear.


22 posted on 10/28/2020 4:48:39 PM PDT by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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To: MNlurker

Could have been a credible threat, I doubt we will ever know.


23 posted on 10/28/2020 4:48:59 PM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: Exit148

You are correct. That jet was not scrambled, it was vectored. POTUS has air cap in situations like that. How do I know? I live in PA, about 30-40 miles WSW of Trump’s Bedminster, NJ golf club. When POTUS is there, we have hours of fighter jet traffic over head, as they loiter and fly circles at low speed, waiting to go in if needed. They fly at about 2000 feet, I’ve seen both F15’s and F16’s, all loaded for bear. They come over our house about every 15-20 mins, just loafing along. Awesome sight, knowing they are ready to kick ass if needed.


24 posted on 10/28/2020 4:50:00 PM PDT by Panzerfaust (The HK P7 .....it's what Jesus would carry.)
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To: lodi90
Yah, this will get your attention:

Clicken Zee Linkenstein, watch for about 15 seconds

25 posted on 10/28/2020 4:52:10 PM PDT by Lazamataz (The NYT commits acts of violence with their words.)
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To: lodi90

Sidewinder

Really not want to see that


26 posted on 10/28/2020 4:55:48 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: marcusmaximus

ANTIFA got an air force?


27 posted on 10/28/2020 4:58:51 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Corrupt Slow Joe Biden is the Bolshevik sock puppet.)
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To: marcusmaximus

I saw an F-16 chase away a small airplane at a GWB rally in Florida some years ago. The plane got pretty close really. One thing I noticed was how hard it was for the F-16 to go slow enough to stay behind, even with full flaps and landing gear deployed. I read that the pilot lost his license for a while for violating a temporary no-fly zone.


28 posted on 10/28/2020 5:10:21 PM PDT by libertylover (Election 2020: Make America Great Again or Burn it to the Ground. Choose one.)
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To: RetiredTexasVet

C’mon man! They’re just an idea!


29 posted on 10/28/2020 5:10:59 PM PDT by Panzerfaust (The HK P7 .....it's what Jesus would carry.)
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To: Fiddlstix

I was wondering who my first wife sold that to........


30 posted on 10/28/2020 5:11:56 PM PDT by Viking2002 (When aliens fly past Earth, they probably lock their doors.)
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To: marcusmaximus
Flares! Schmares!

The F-16 already has more than enough armament to convince a pilot to put his plane in reverse and back out of the restricted air space.

31 posted on 10/28/2020 5:13:13 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: marcusmaximus
...emergency flares...

Ah, journalists. Ever uninformed.

32 posted on 10/28/2020 5:15:44 PM PDT by Arones (When Leftists are in a minority, then they look for other ways to win.)
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To: marcusmaximus

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/37322/f-16-pops-flares-grabbing-trumps-attention-after-plane-strays-into-airspace-over-rally

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnJXz5AFDRk


33 posted on 10/28/2020 5:20:40 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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To: marcusmaximus

34 posted on 10/28/2020 5:24:57 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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To: eastforker

The military have too many rules. Would make more sense to hire a trusted layer of private security.


35 posted on 10/28/2020 5:25:33 PM PDT by momincombatboots (Ephesians 6... who you are really at war with)
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To: Exit148

My first reaction, too. Aren’t there several fighters loitering in the air around POTUS? They had a SCRAMBLE a jet into the air? WTH?


36 posted on 10/28/2020 5:26:03 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom ("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
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To: eyeamok

Wow, we’re impressed that you use acronyms not understood by most civilians.


37 posted on 10/28/2020 5:26:17 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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To: Fiddlstix

Now that’s a “Witch Craft” lol


38 posted on 10/28/2020 5:29:08 PM PDT by Ros42
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To: MNlurker

If they had a clue how much it costs to operate AF1, they’d shi’ite a brick.


39 posted on 10/28/2020 5:29:10 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

My former mother-in-law monster-in-law used a similar piece of equipment to travel.
***

LOL. She was that bad, eh?


40 posted on 10/28/2020 5:54:55 PM PDT by reaganbooster
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