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avgas

Sep 12, 2001 7:31 am

Canadian Air Force tracking 3 planes in Western Canada

Canadian Air Force tracking 3 planes in Western Canada - Vancouver area.

Airplanes are not identifying themselves it is stated and officals have mobilised Air Force.

MatthewClement

Sep 12, 2001 8:24 am

Source?

avgas

Sep 12, 2001 8:29 am

TV News. Was an hour back, so maybe they checked out satisfactorily?

ACORD

Sep 12, 2001 8:34 am

Source -- this was on the CBC web site too but has now disappeared -- presumably a false alarm.

Dorian

Sep 12, 2001 8:43 am

Punki said in chat they were Care flights.

Dorian

IsleTraveller

Sep 12, 2001 8:47 am

CBC reported that it was a humanitarian flight that was escorted by fighter jets.

avgas

Sep 12, 2001 9:12 am

CNN just reported these were now described as "compassion flights".

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