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Summary A small aircraft went into the airspace of Camp David, a no-fly zone.
US President Barack Obama was present at Camp David when the aircraft wandered into its space but was intercepted by two F-15 fighter jets patrolling in the area, authorities said.The Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft had filed a flight plan but was not in radio contact and got within 11 miles of the presidential retreat.The two F-15 jets from Jacksonville, Florida, were patrolling in the area and guided the plane to a landing at nearby Hagerstown, Maryland.Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters described the incident as a pilot deviation, but no other details were given of why the pilot was out of radio contact. The identity of the pilot was not disclosed.
