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Plane escorted to LI airport was no threat

Published: August 7, 2012 10:10 PM
By KEITH HERBERT keith.herbert@newsday.com

Fighter jets escorted a small plane to Long

Photo credit: Stringer News Service | Fighter jets escorted a small plane to Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma after it flew over airspace that was temporarily restricted due to a presidential visit, authorities said. (Aug. 6, 2012)

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Fighter jets escort plane to MacArthur

The pilot of a small plane that landed at Long Island MacArthur Airport Monday escorted by two F-15 fighter jets wasn't a security threat, according to the U.S. Secret Service.

Robert Engel, spokesman for the agency's New York Field Office, said Tuesday that the pilot didn't know about President Barack Obama's visit Monday evening that temporarily restricted some airspace. Obama's plane had...

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