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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States scrambled F-16 fighter jets in a supersonic chase of a light aircraft with an unresponsive pilot that violated airspace in the Washington D.C. area and later crashed into the mountains of Virginia, officials said.
US officials say jet fighters chased a light plane that violated airspace in the Washington DC area and later crashed into mountainous terrain.
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, ARMENPRESS. The United States scrambled F-16 fighter jets in a supersonic chase of a light aircraft with an unresponsive pilot that violated airspace around Washington D.C. and later crashed into the mountains of Virginia, Reuters reported citing local officials.
No survivors were found at the crash site
US fighter jets cause a sonic boom across the US capital while scrambling to reach an unresponsive aircraft that ultimately crashed in the mountains of Virginia.