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\"Small plane breaks \'no-fly\' zone around Bush visit\"
Small plane breaks 'no-fly' zone around Bush visit
Fighter jets force Cessna to land near Milwaukee
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Air Force F-16s forced a small plane to land Friday morning after it flew into restricted airspace during President Bush's visit to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Tony Molinaro said the Cessna 210 was intercepted and forced to land at Crites Field near Waukesha after it was spotted flying at 2,300 feet about 20 miles southwest of the city.
Restrictions in place because of the president's trip limited flights in a 30-mile radius around Milwaukee from 9 a.m. to noon (10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT).
Lt. Col. Shelly Stellwagen, spokeswoman with the North American Aerospace Defense Command/U.S. Northern Command, confirmed that the intercept had occurred.
Stellwagen added that since the ist attacks of September 11, 2001, more than 32,000 air-defense sorties have been flown and more than 1,500 diverts or scrambles like the one Friday morning have occurred.
Small plane breaks 'no-fly' zone around Bush visit
Fighter jets force Cessna to land near Milwaukee
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Air Force F-16s forced a small plane to land Friday morning after it flew into restricted airspace during President Bush's visit to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Tony Molinaro said the Cessna 210 was intercepted and forced to land at Crites Field near Waukesha after it was spotted flying at 2,300 feet about 20 miles southwest of the city.
Restrictions in place because of the president's trip limited flights in a 30-mile radius around Milwaukee from 9 a.m. to noon (10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT).
Lt. Col. Shelly Stellwagen, spokeswoman with the North American Aerospace Defense Command/U.S. Northern Command, confirmed that the intercept had occurred.
Stellwagen added that since the ist attacks of September 11, 2001, more than 32,000 air-defense sorties have been flown and more than 1,500 diverts or scrambles like the one Friday morning have occurred.