Posted on 07/02/2002 8:50:30 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:55:06 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Air Force jets scrambled twice over the weekend to intercept small airplanes making what turned out to be at least three harmless intrusions into the airspace over Camp David while President Bush was at the Maryland mountain retreat.
In addition, the Secret Service said a light plane slipped slightly into the 30-mile-diameter restricted airspace over downtown Washington before correcting itself and continuing on a proper course. The intrusions occurred at a time of heightened national alert for potential terrorist attacks during the July Fourth holiday period.
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