NORAD Escorts Skymaster after Suspicious Deviation

[Seagull Tango]

Any additional information on this? Who was it? Which plane? What happened?

Thomas "Seagull Tango" Van Hare


From AP - quoted from FoxNews.com (link at bottom):

NORAD sends fighter jets to escort Cessna over South Carolina
Published November 24, 2012 | Associated Press

Authorities say fighter jets intercepted a private plane that veered off its flight plan near Charleston.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, dispatched the F-16 fighters Friday morning and escorted a four-seat Cessna 337 to Charleston Executive Airport.

The pilot was directed to contact the Federal Aviation Administration for follow-up.

A NORAD release says a discrepancy in the plane's flight plan and actual track raised suspicions.

NORAD's mission is to prevent air attacks against the United States and Canada.


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[Skymaster337B]

I wonder what the definition of "discrepancy in the plane's flight plan and actual track" means?