[Scan-DC] Light plane just escorted into GAI?

[Doug K.]

Yeah, it's already on Channel 9's website:

http://wusatv9.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=49954

After we saw NewsChooper4 hovering, we decided to go on down there... all 
the TV stations were already there (made quick time!), one of the guys from 
Ch 7 was interviewing people there - it was like a picnic, families turned 
out to see what was going on, kids being interviewed... 3 Montgomery County 
cop cars also there... first responders, I guess.  (Do the TV stations have 
offices in Rockville or somewhere?)

All, see Alan's private msg to me below.  I didn't think Homeland Security 
was right, but I couldn't remember Customs!  Thanks!

So ends tonight's entertainment - I'm sure it'll be all over the 10/11:00 
news tho!

Those F-16s "make a distinctive sound"!

Regards,

DK

PS, we think the "police sirens" I mentioned earlier were unrelated - altho 
the cops were down there, I don't think they handled it as a "priority" 
(formerly Code 3) call...


>From: Alan Coccio
>To: "Doug K."
>Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Light plane just escorted into GAI?
>Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:55:58 -0400
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>Doug, they were a pair of F-16s scrambled from Andrews and used freq
>139.7 with HUNTRESS. The Customs helo was also there on freq 282.425
>and, yes, the plane was escorted into Gaithersburg.
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>Alan
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>Doug K. wrote:
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>Wayll, we in
>Gaithersburg just got buzzed by a couple of fighters - neighbor
>(ex-Navy) says they were F-22s.  Of course, I was 10-100 at the time
>and missed most of it, but apparently they escorted a light plane into
>Gaithersburg International Aerodrome or whatever it's called...
>neighbor said the guy was so freaked out that he landed the wrong way! 
>Apparently a helicopter (Homey-land Security?) landed right afterwards.
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>I'm tempted to take a ride down there but my better judgement tells me
>not to!
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>Hmmmm, now hearing "police" sirens... may or may not be related -
>scanner is in the other room and I'm not monitoring the police channel
>at the moment.
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