Jakarta Globe, November 09, 2015
Jakarta. Two Sukhoi fighter jets from the Indonesian Air Force on Monday afternoon forced a single-engine Cessna flown by an off-duty US Navy pilot to land in North Kalimantan as it had illegally entered Indonesian airspace, local media reported.
The pilot, center, was identified as James Patrick Murphy, an off-duty lieutenant-colonel in the US Navy. (Antara Photo/Fadlansyah) |
Jakarta. Two Sukhoi fighter jets from the Indonesian Air Force on Monday afternoon forced a single-engine Cessna flown by an off-duty US Navy pilot to land in North Kalimantan as it had illegally entered Indonesian airspace, local media reported.
The
American pilot, who was identified as Lt. Col. James Patrick Murphy, was told
to land his plane at Juwata International Airport in Tarakan.
The area is
close to Indonesia's borders with Malaysia and the Philippines.
It was
reported that the American claimed that he had been on a trip from Hawaii to
Singapore via the Philippines, and that he had not been aware that he had
entered Indonesian airspace.
The
incident happened at around 2.30 p.m. local time.
Reports
also said that military officials who were holding Murphy were waiting for
instructions from the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Jakarta whether or not to
release him.
The intercepted plane at Tarakan's Juwata International Airport in North Kalimantan, while a Sukhoi from the Indonesian Air Force flies by. (Antara Photo/Fadlanshay) |
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