zwiebel
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An intrepid German tourist in a tiny microlight plane found himself being intercepted by a very big, very scary Mirage fighter jet when he flew over French nuclear plants, without permission.
'The German, who had taken off from Avignon on August 1st for a days flying, was forced by authorities to land in the town of Valence, Frances air transport police (CGTA) said.
After flying over the Marcoule nuclear site in the Gard department of southern France and the Tricastin in the Drôme, the Mirage fighter jet was dispatched and escorted the German tourist to the airfield at Valence.'
The German insisted it was just a simple mistake, and seems rather offended. Perhaps he ought to count himself lucky; a German doctor who did the same thing earlier in the year was handed a 6-month jail term by French courts.
http://www.thelocal.de/20140804/french-scramble-jet-after-germans-wayward-flight
'The German, who had taken off from Avignon on August 1st for a days flying, was forced by authorities to land in the town of Valence, Frances air transport police (CGTA) said.
After flying over the Marcoule nuclear site in the Gard department of southern France and the Tricastin in the Drôme, the Mirage fighter jet was dispatched and escorted the German tourist to the airfield at Valence.'
The German insisted it was just a simple mistake, and seems rather offended. Perhaps he ought to count himself lucky; a German doctor who did the same thing earlier in the year was handed a 6-month jail term by French courts.
http://www.thelocal.de/20140804/french-scramble-jet-after-germans-wayward-flight