F-16 jets intercept small plane as Obama leaves Los Angeles

May 14, 2012 by legitgov

F-16 jets intercept small plane as Obama leaves Los Angeles --Pilot was detained by police until Secret Service Agents arrived 13 May 2012 Two F-16 fighter jets intercepted a small private plane that violated restricted airspace Friday as President Barack Obama was about to depart from Los Angeles International Airport aboard Air Force One, authorities said. The North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled the two jets that intercepted the Piper 28 aircraft over northeast Los Angeles at approximately 9:45 a.m. PDT, and followed it until it landed about five minutes later and was met by local law enforcement, NORAD said in a statement.