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Turkish small private jet forced to land in Israel

Jerusalem, Israel - The aircraft was intercepted by Israeli Air Force

A trouble in Israeli fraught skies happened yesterday. A small private plane coming from Turkey was intercepted by Israeli Air Force and it was forced to land in a civil airport near Haifa, North of the Country. The aircraft’s flight plan seemed to have some problems, so that a military airplane reached it and escorted it until its landing. Israeli sources specified that it’s not a hostile accident, but...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 136801
Rome, Italy, 03/02/2006 15:29
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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