Originally Posted by
johnso29
An unauthorized aircraft
entered restricted airspace over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC., Saturday, prompting an evacuation of the Capitol.
The
inbound aircraft, a Piedmont Airlines flight from Hilton Head, S.C., was first spotted in the restricted airspace at 1:30 p.m. As a precautionary measure, buildings were evacuated and secured, said the U.S. Capitol Police in an email.
I think they entered P56.
Sorry, I was so offended that the venerable Dash 8 was described as your run of the mill RJ I must have missed that part. On the other hand, we are talking about the press, and an aircraft losing radio contact anywhere near DC could be described as "in restricted airspace over the Captiol".