False Alarm On London Flight Causes RAF To Scramble Typhoons

LONDON — Two Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoons on quick reaction alert were scrambled March 2 to intercept an American Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route to London Heathrow Airport after a passenger attempted to gain access to the cockpit. “Typhoon aircraft from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire were called...

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