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Thu, Apr 01, 2004

BA London-Atlanta Flight Gets F-15 Escort

70-Year-Old Grandmother Questioned, Released Without Incident

By ANN Reporter Juan Jimenez

Passengers on a British Airways 747 inbound from London's Heathrow Airport to Atlanta were treated to a not-so-rare display of military hardware when they were intercepted by Air Force F-15's some 250 miles off the eastern seaboard last night.

The pair of fighters, armed to the teeth and then some, were dispatched after the captain of the BA flight reported that one of his cabin crew was having trouble with a passenger, 70-year-old Thelma Mae Johnson, a resident of the small town of Sweetwater, Georgia, who had been visiting her sister just outside London.

The aircraft was escorted to within 20 miles of Atlanta and later landed without incident. It was met at the gate by airport security, TSA personnel and a couple of FBI agents. Mrs. Johnson was escorted off the aircraft and interviewed for some 10 minutes, after which her knitting needles and half-finished project were returned to her.

She was also admonished for making comments about how the "damn Afghan" was making life difficult for her.

FMI: www.securityparanoia.com

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