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Military jets force small plane to land at Clay County airport (Kansas City)
Kansas City Star via AP ^ | 6-12-2007 | AP

Posted on 06/12/2007 4:11:16 AM PDT by Dumpster Baby

Military F-16 jets forced a small plane to land at a Clay County airport Monday night after an air traffic controller reported the pilot had made suspicious comments.

FBI spokesman Jeff Lanza said multiple jets intercepted the plane, which was being flown from Oklahoma, and escorted it to Clay County Regional Airport near Excelsior Springs, where agents interviewed the pilot.

Lanza said the FBI had received information that the pilot had made a statement that would lead one to conclude the plane, which was en route to Kansas City, had been taken over. He said the pilot then stopped communicating.

Investigators determined that there had been a misunderstanding between the pilot and air traffic controller, Lanza said. The pilot was released and will not be charged, he said.

| The Associated Press

(Excerpt) Read more at kansascity.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: intercept; military; plane; suspicious

1 posted on 06/12/2007 4:11:20 AM PDT by Dumpster Baby
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To: Dumpster Baby

Suspicious comments? “Allah & Rosie forever!”


2 posted on 06/12/2007 4:35:25 AM PDT by Londo Molari
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To: Londo Molari

:)


3 posted on 06/12/2007 5:33:38 AM PDT by Eastbound
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To: Dumpster Baby

He said “Oh Wha, Ta Goo Siam”


4 posted on 06/12/2007 5:57:59 AM PDT by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
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To: Londo Molari

That or the controller found out the pilot was messing around with his wife.


5 posted on 06/12/2007 6:05:38 AM PDT by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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To: Dumpster Baby
"What we have heah is faaiiillure to communicate"


6 posted on 06/12/2007 7:10:31 AM PDT by Dumpster Baby ("Hope somebody finds me before the rats do .....")
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