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Vilnius Airport Closed & NATO Fighter Jets Scrambled After Birds Mistaken For A Drone
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First seen13 Sept, 15:49Vilnius Airport Closed & NATO Fighter Jets Scrambled After Birds Mistaken For A Drone
Suspicious radar signatures triggered a national air alert, but it later turned out to be a flock of birds.
Simple Flying•Luke Bodell
Latest13 Sept, 16:46NATO fighter scrambled and Vilnius Airport closed—over a flock of birds
Vilnius Airport temporarily suspended operations on Sunday morning after unidentified objects detected in Lithuanian airspace were initially believed to be drones. The alert prompted the authorities to close the airport and scramble at least one NATO fighter jet from Šiauliai Air Base in northern Lithuania. Italian Air Force aircraft are currently stationed there as part […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban