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  • Plane Diverted in New Jersey as Bush Leaves Philadelphia The Associated Press

    01/31/2004 9:40:50 PM PST · by Pharmboy · 12 replies · 175+ views
    AP ^ | Jan 31, 2004 | Anon AP Stringer
    MEDFORD, N.J. (AP) - Military jets Saturday diverted a small plane flying in temporarily restricted air space shortly before President Bush flew out of Philadelphia on Air Force One, a Secret Service spokeswoman said. Two F-16 fighter jets ordered the plane to land at Medford's Flying W Airport, and the president was never in any danger, Secret Service spokeswoman Ann Roman said. The fighter jets had to use flares to get the pilot's attention, said Lt. Col. Kacey Blaney of the Northeast Air Defense Sector. Usually pilots respond to radio contact or other signals, she said. The plane and pilot...