A fighter jet was scrambled Saturday afternoon after a civilian aircraft wandered into restricted airspace over Bedminster, New Jersey, where President Donald Trump is spending the holiday weekend
NORAD says the pilot flew straight into the no-fly zone just before 2:40 p.m. Eastern. A standard “headbutt” maneuver was used to get the pilot’s attention, and the aircraft was safely escorted out of the area.
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It was the fourth airspace violation of the day — and not the last. NORAD says there was a fifth incursion later on, all within the same restricted zone surrounding Trump’s location.
Their response was fast. NORAD activated its layered defense system — including radar, satellites, and fighter jets — to lock down the airspace, which is off-limits any time Trump is in town.
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Officials are reminding private pilots to pay attention.