SOUTH BARRINGTON, Illinois— Two F-16 fighter jets intercepted a plane flown by a 75-year-old woman when it entered restricted airspace during President Barack Obama’s Chicago visit.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) confirms to The Daily Herald ( https://bit.ly/nlePww ) that the jets were summoned from Toledo, Ohio, on Wednesday afternoon. Norad spokesman Lt. Michael Humphreys says the jets intercepted Myrtle Rose’s Kitfox Model 2 and she turned around.
Police say the South Barrington woman was flying the plane by herself and wasn’t aware she was in restricted airspace. They say she didn’t seem shaken, but was surprised.
South Barrington is a northwestern Chicago suburb with about 4,500 residents. Obama was in Chicago for a birthday fundraiser.