US fighter jets cause a sonic boom across the US capital while scrambling to reach an unresponsive aircraft that ultimately crashed in the mountains of Virginia.
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The F-16 jets were "authorised to travel at supersonic speeds", which resulted in a loud noise being heard in the area, a statement from the Continental US North American Aerospace Defence Command Region said.The civilian aircraft — a Cessna Citation — was intercepted by the NORAD jets at about 3:20pm on Sunday local time, but the pilot was "unresponsive" and the plane ultimately crashed near Virginia's George Washington National Forest.
Encore owner John Rumpel told the Washington Post his daughter, a grandchild and her nanny were on board.
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