Article: Private plane forced to land by fighter jets

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Private plane forced to land by fighter jets THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Date: 09-15-2002, Sunday Section: NEWS Edtion: All Editions.=.Sunday

EAST BRUNSWICK - Several Air Force fighter jets were assigned to follow a single-engine airplane that strayed into restricted airspace Friday, authorities said.

The Piper Cherokee was owned by a Long Island flying club, and ventured into the 30-mile restricted area around New York City that is closed to noncommercial aircraft, said Jim Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.

Canadian Army Maj. Douglas Martin, a spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command, said several F-16 jet fighters were ...

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