OMG Canada launches air assault on teh US!!!111

[Caliga]

Don't mess with Texas.

Jet Fighters Pursue Cessna Stolen by Flight Student
Plane Could Be Shot Down If It Is Deemed a Threat
By PIERRE THOMAS and LUIS MARTINEZ
WASHINGTON, April 6, 2009

Over the skies of the Midwest, two F-16 fighter jets are escorting a private Cessna 172 aircraft stolen from a flight school in Ontario, Canada, whose pilot has been unresponsive to multiple requests that he establish communications with ground controllers.

A Customs and Border Protection aircraft was also closely monitoring the Cessna.

The plane entered American airspace over Michigan's Upper Peninsula at 3:25 p.m. today and has been trailed by the military aircraft since 4:43 p.m. as it has flown over Minnesota, south through Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri.

The aircraft went past St. Louis flew south over eastern Missouri towards Arkansas. At one point, the Wisconsin state capitol building in Madison was evacuated as a precaution as the plane flew over the city.

Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Ontario, confirmed to ABC News that one of its aircraft was stolen today and flown out of Thunder Bay International Airport at 2:55 p.m.

In a statement released later today, the college said it was working with local police "to recover the airplane and identify the individual flying the airplane."

Details are scarce as to the identity of the pilot, but NORAD spokesman Michael Kucharek said the pilot is a student at the flight school and that his motives are unknown.

The F-16 pilots have made visual contact with the pilot and "know that the person that's flying the aircraft knows that the [F-16] aircraft are there, [he] is unresponsive to their non-verbal directions and is not in contact with the FAA controllers," Kucharek said.

FAA officials also said the Cessna's pilot has not responded to their repeated efforts to hail him on all radio frequencies.

When asked if the fighter jets might have to shoot down the aircraft if it shows hostile intent, Kucharek told ABC News that could happen.

"NORAD pilots, once authorized by higher authority, are authorized to use everything within their power to protect U.S. citizens, up to and including lethal force," he said.

[Grey Fox]

I guess he didn't answer because he didn't know how?

[FunkMonk]

Fly? Yes! Land? No!

[Siege]

Hand signals in the arab world are diferent than here.

[Neil]

Why not flip him, the way the RAF used to do to V-1s with Gloster Meteors?

[Admiral Yi]

I'm surprised and impressed with the Cesna's range.

[FunkMonk]

Why not flip him, the way the RAF used to do to V-1s with Gloster Meteors?

Wouldn't that risk him flying into a house or something? Much better to just Sidewinder his ass. Plus it looks cool.

[Neil]

Why not flip him, the way the RAF used to do to V-1s with Gloster Meteors?

Wouldn't that risk him flying into a house or something? Much better to just Sidewinder his ass. Plus it looks cool.

Who cares?  He's only over hick states anyways.

[Fireblade]

The aircraft went past St. Louis flew south over eastern Missouri towards Arkansas.

OH MY GOD IM GOING TO DIE

[Siege]

The aircraft went past St. Louis flew south over eastern Missouri towards Arkansas.

OH MY GOD IM GOING TO DIE

Pussy.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

lulz. That's actually the Canadian Air Force. That Cessna cost us several billion dollars likely.

[Admiral Yi]

lulz. That's actually the Canadian Air Force. That Cessna cost us several billion dollars likely.

I demand that you apologize to the families of the Canadian servicemen killed in Afghanistan.

[Queequeg]

ALL THE BALDWINS ARE DEAD!?

[Caliga]

He landed by a road, walked to a country store in some hick town in Missourah, bought a Gatorade, and waited to be arrested.

[Syt]

Well, Mathias Rust he is not.


(Which is also good, because Rust was a bit batshit after he came out of Soviet prison.)