Posted on 09/03/2022 8:07:03 AM PDT by Candor7
A PILOT has allegedly stolen a plane and is threatening to slam it into a Walmart, forcing police to evacuate the store, as well as nearby homes and a local Dodge dealership.
Police in Tupelo, Mississippi, where the plane is flying overhead received a call from the man around 5am Saturday when he made the threats.
The plane is believed to be a Beechcraft King Aire 90, and its erratic circular flight pattern was seen in online flight trackers.
The police have asked people to avoid the area until the all-clear is given.
"With the mobility of an airplane of that type the danger zone is much larger than even Tupelo,” the police department said.
Police confirmed to the U.S Sun they have identified the pilot, but declined to release his name at this time.
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Possible airport connection
Police believe the pilot of the plane is not an employee of the Tupelo Regional Airport, as originally reported, but possibly works for a Fixed Based Operator that leases space at the Tupelo airport, the Daily Journal reported.
The Pilot has left the Tupelo area, and was flying over a rural area in Hickory Flat.
The plane is believed to be stolen.
On a full tank, it can run for at least five hours.
just now
Possible airport connection
Police believe the pilot of the plane is not an employee of the Tupelo Regional Airport, as originally reported, but possibly works for a Fixed Based Operator that leases space at the Tupelo airport, the Daily Journal reported.
The Pilot has left the Tupelo area, and was flying over a rural area in Hickory Flat.
The plane is believed to be stolen.
On a full tank, it can run for at least five hours.
just now
Governor issues a statement
"State law enforcement and emergency managers are closely tracking this dangerous situation," Governor Tate Reeves said on Twitter.
"All citizens should be on alert and aware of updates from the Tupelo Police Department."
Saw this breaking online and rushed over to FR get the scoop.
FR never fails to be the front runner on real news, real fast.
Has the Air Force been scrambled? If not this is deep state crap.
Sheriff Bubba got out his MANPAD squad.
Why Tupelo? Maybe he’s got a crap a@@ bank after him— a Texas holding corp masquerading in Tupelo. Several of those for some reason in freaking Tupelo. Operating like a pawn shop against lower middle class desperate people
They hate Elvis fans of any color.
Tupelo— whyyy, that’s where Elvis was born!
WREG
https://wreg.com/news/pilot-circling-north-ms-threatens-to-crash-plane-into-walmart-police/
Flight path
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N342ER
Maybe it’s DB Cooper?...
Like an F-15?
Put some AA around the Elvis boyhood home shrine. You never know, he might be bent of causing really significant damage.
Hes still in the air Been 5+ hours
Hes at 900 feet and they say he has less than 1/2 hour of gas left ...
Employee of the airport where he stole the plane ...
BFL. Prayers that no one (besides the dope in the plane) gets hurt.
Sure are a lot of crazies on the loose these days. Wonder what the Common Denominator is?
*SMIRK*
Splash one beechcraft...
Good practice for our new battlefield lasers?
One “aviation expurt” on FNC said that it’s not possible to shoot the plane down because it’s too small. Evidently our Air Force pilots need glasses.
JUST IN VIDEO
Plane that threatened to crash into Walmart in Tupelo, MS has landed.
https://rumble.com/v1ihtcz-plane-that-threatened-to-crash-into-walmart-in-tupelo-ms-has-landed..html
Last report:
Sat 11:07:01 AM 34.8000 -89.1000 ↙ 219° 142 163 900 -462 Descending
In other words he was at 900 ft. and descenting at 462 ft per minute. Northwest of Tupelo.
I think he is down, flight aware shows a stop at 10:07
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