2 June 2004
You should know this by now, but private pilots who stray into Normandy airspace this weekend during the D-Day ceremonies risk being shot down.
According to The Daily Telegraph, French officials have warned that French fighter jets are on alert against a possible al-Qa’eda terrorist attack.
A radar network, which includes AWACS aircraft, has already been put in place to ensure the security of VIPs during the 60th anniversary ceremonies.
Among the heads of state who will be attending will be The Queen, French President Jacques Chirac, US President George W Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin.