ArrowRight The jets were responding to a Cessna that crashed later in Southwest Virginia, NORAD said in a statement issued Sunday night. AdvertisementA total of six military jets were launched from the three locations, but only two “inspected” the Cessna, according to a spokesman for NORAD. The military was “well aware” of the situation with the Cessna at the time it flew over D.C. airspace, he said. The Cessna was intercepted at about 3:20 p.m., but the pilot remained unresponsive and crashed near the George Washington National Forest, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that a Cessna Citation jet crashed near Montebello, Va., about 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

Source: Washington Post June 05, 2023 06:22 UTC