Jun 09, 2009
Jet Exercises Planned for D.C. on Wednesday
Some more planned fighter jet training exercises will take place over D.C.’s restricted airspace on Wednesday. NORAD has scheduled two Civil Air Patrol Cessnas, two Air Force F-16s and a Coast Guard helicopter to train between midnight and 6 a.m. overnight, plus a second daytime exercise between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, which will include one Lear jet, one Cessna and one F-16. The exercises are designed to simulate various situations in which…
May 18, 2009
Fighter Jets to Fly Over D.C. For Next Two Nights
Another “don’t panic” flyover warning to tell you about. The North American Aerospace Defense Command, better known as NORAD, sent out a press release earlier today announcing that a pair of fighter jets will make passes over the District in the predawn hours on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings this week. The two-day exercise, being called Falcon Virgo, is made up of a series of training flights designed to hone NORAD’s intercept and identification operations. Two…