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Everything We Know About The Sonic Boom Over D.C.

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1 year ago

June 5, 2023

Everything We Know About The Sonic Boom Over D.C.

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A sonic boom heard around the Washington D.C. area was caused by several F-16 fighter jets scrambled by air defense officials on Sunday afternoon to intercept a small private plane whose pilot was unresponsive, which flew over the airspace over the national capital before eventually crashing in Virginia.

File Photo: F-16 fighter jets launched to intercept a private jet caused a sonic boom over … [+] Washington D.C. on Sunday.

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Key Facts

Authorities from North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) scrambled as many as six F-16 from three separate airbases after the pilot of a Cessna jet—reportedly carrying four people—became unresponsive while the plane entered restricted airspace over Washington D.C.

Two F-16s launched from Joint Base Andrews had been authorized to fly at supersonic speeds, which caused a loud sonic boom around 3:10 a.m. local time over D.C. and parts of Maryland and Virginia.

Several residents in the region took to social media and reported hearing a loud explosion that shook houses and windows, which was followed by a statement from D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management saying they were aware of reports of a “loud ‘boom’” adding there was “no threat at this time.”

Various local authorities confirmed on social media that jets launched from Andrews caused the sonic boom, followed by an official statement from NORAD reiterating the same.

NORAD’s statement also added that the fighters also deployed flares to draw the attention of the Cessna pilot, which may have been visible from the ground, but the Cessna eventually crashed near the George Washington National Forest in Virginia.

Officials have since confirmed that no survivors were found at the crash site.

News Peg

The crashed aircraft was identified by officials as a Cessna 560 Citation V—designed to carry between seven and 11 passengers. The plane took off from the city of Elizabethton in Tennessee and was scheduled to land at an airport in Long Island, New York. Tracking data from ADS-B Exchange shows the plane reached Long Island but then it turned around, flew straight over the Washington D.C. region, before crashing in Virginia. The cause of the crash is unknown but according to the Federal Aviation Administration’s registry, the aircraft was owned by Florida-based Encore Motors. The company’s owner John Rumpel was not onboard the flight at the time of the crash but told the Washington Post that his “entire family,” including his daughter, a grandchild and her nanny, were on board.

Tangent

At the time when the jets were scrambled, President Joe Biden was playing a game of golf with his brother at a course near Andrews base. White House officials said the sound of the aircraft’s sonic boom was “faint” at the location where the president was and he was later briefed about the crash of the Cessna.

WATCH: DC names Jack Schlossberg look-alike in local contest

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8 hours ago

November 24, 2024

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WATCH: DC names Jack Schlossberg look-alike in local contest

Jack Schlossberg look-alike contest in DC

D.C. is the latest city to jump on the trend of celebrity look-alike contests, with a Jack Schlossberg look-alike contest being held Sunday at Malcolm X park in Northwest D.C.

WASHINGTON – Hundreds gathered in Northwest D.C. Sunday to crown one person the doppelganger of Jack Schlossberg, John F. Kennedy’s only grandson.

Schlossberg, a political correspondent for Vogue, spoke at the Democratic National Convention earlier this year.

Sunday’s look-alike contest at Meridian Hill Park is the latest in a trend of look-alike contests in major cities throughout the country. Timothee Chalamet himself showed up to his look-alike contest in New York City last month.

Watch the moment the winner was crowned below.

Winner crowned Jack Schlossberg look-alike

One person was named the look-alike of Jack Schlossberg, John F. Kennedy’s only grandson and Vogue’s political correspondent. Video via X user @setotah.

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Starting XI: How the Orlando Pride will line up ahead of the NWSL Championship match against the Washington Spirit | Orlando Pride

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16 hours ago

November 24, 2024

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Starting XI: How the Orlando Pride will line up ahead of the NWSL Championship match against the Washington Spirit | Orlando Pride

Orlando Pride lineup: Anna Moorhouse, Cori Dyke, Emily Sams, Kylie Strom, Kerry Abello, Angelina, Haley McCutcheon, Adriana, Marta (C), Ally Watt, Barbra Banda

Substitutions: McKinley Crone, Celia, Summer Yates, Carrie Lawrence, Morgan Gautrat, Ally Lemos, Viviana Villacorta, Julie Doyle, Carson Pickett

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Marta’s Orlando Pride defeat Washington Spirit for their first NWSL title

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November 24, 2024

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Marta’s Orlando Pride defeat Washington Spirit for their first NWSL title

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Barbra Banda scored in the 37th minute to give the Orlando Pride their first National Women’s Soccer League championship with a 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit on Saturday night.

Banda dribbled into the right side of the box and made a move past a defender before kicking the ball on the ground with her left foot and past the goalkeeper. She became the first player in the NWSL to score in each round of the playoffs.

The Pride’s Angelina was nearly called for a push before passing it to Banda, but the VAR determined that the play was fair.

Orlando Pride v Washington Spirit - NWSL 2024 Championship Game — Marta #10 (right) of the Orlando Pride celebrates with teammates after defeating the Washington Spirit 1-0 in the NWSL Championship game at CPKC Stadium on Nov. 23, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri.

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The Spirit (20-7-2) controlled the game and outshot the Pride 25-9, had two more shots on goal and held onto possession 58% of the time. Rosemonde Kouassi had Washington’s best chance in the 47 minute when she headed a ball from about 10 yards away.

Orlando’s win gave Brazilian star Marta her first NWSL title. The 38-year-old Marta, considered arguably the greatest female soccer player of all time, joined the Orlando Pride in 2017 but had never reached an NWSL championship game until this year.

“(It’s a) magic moment for me because I’ve been in this club for so long and (to) wait for this moment, you know, so it’s… I’m just enjoy every single moment,” she told CBS News Friday ahead of the game. “…This year become like the best year in my club life.”

Top-seed Orlando (21-6-2) went unbeaten in its first 23 matches, a league record. They beat the Kansas City Current in the semifinals before hoisting the trophy at CPKC Stadium, their home field.

Orlando is the first team since 2019 to win the Shield and the title in the same year.

Washington had won its last five playoff games when trailing at the half, but that streak was broken with this loss.

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