- The Washington Times - Saturday, October 28, 2023

WILMINGTON, Del. — Fighter jets were scrambled after a civilian aircraft violated restricted airspace while President Biden was visiting Wilmington, Delaware. 

Secret Services spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said that the aircraft violated the airspace north of Wilmington shortly after 2 p.m on Saturday. 

“As a precaution, assets were scrambled to intercept and the civilian aircraft safely landed at a nearby airport,” Mr. Guglielmi said. 

Mr. Guglielmi said that Mr. Biden’s visit home to Wilmington was not impacted. The Secret Service and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the incident.

• Alex Miller can be reached at amiller@washingtontimes.com.

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