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Jet fighters chase small plane in Washington area (reuters.com)
19 points by kryogen1c on June 4, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 7 comments


Washington D.C. for anyone wondering,

> The United States scrambled F-16 fighter jets in a supersonic chase of a light aircraft with an unresponsive pilot that violated airspace in the Washington D.C. area and later crashed into the mountains of Virginia, officials said.

> The jet fighters prompted a sonic boom over the U.S. capital in an attempt to pursue with the errant Cessna Citation, officials said, causing consternation among people in the Washington area.



It looks like it was at high altitude. Probably depressurized, disabling all four on board.


Heard the sonic boom!

There had been someone racing on the street a couple seconds before, and I associated the sounds. But had a hard time imagining what could have made the whole house shake like that!


NOS, baby! (But only of it went very, very wrong)


Vtech kicked in, yo.


Another spy plane. Good that democracy was saved. /s




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