Capitol Evacuation
Published by Jonathan May 12th, 2005 in Washington DCI’m sure most have heard of the little scare we had in Washington yesterday. A Cessna wandered into restricted airspace over the Capitol, prompting an evacuation of the Capitol, White House and Supreme Court. Military aircraft were scrambled to intercept the intruder who was unresponsive to attempts at radio contact. I witnessed some of the action.
I had just stepped out for lunch when I heard a helicopter overhead. It was a black hawk helicopter with police markings flying low overhead. Then I saw two F-16 jet fighters making tight maneuvers, circling and turning. I had no idea what was going on, but it was an impressive display of flying. I thought perhaps there was some kind of demonstration. Then I saw the lead jet wag his wings and drop flares. That struck me as odd, but after watching for another minute I turned to head indoors. After all, I was missing lunch.
I suppose these are the things that happen when you live/work in D.C.
Luckily, everything is all right….but as you said, that’s D.C.!
I kind of know how you feel. It’s strange living in an extremely small state that happens to be on the top 5 list of American terrorist targets. Seriously…New Jersey? Ha.