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Mysterious Drones Force Shutdown of Crucial Military Base Airspace

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An air traffic controller was recorded advising an aircraft to take “extreme caution,” according to a report.

Leigh Kimmins
Leigh Kimmins 

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Jets preparing to land at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 2019—drone incursions at the base forced its airspace to close for several hours.
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Leigh Kimmins

Leigh Kimmins

Reporter

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