Yes, the Washington Monument has flashing red warning beacons on the 4 sides at the top. Anon below stated that private planes are not allowed anywhere near DC. This isn't entirely accurate. There is a an air defense identification zone around the WH - 20 miles. Private aircraft can pas through it with proper clearance and altitude. Small craft are generally not allowed anywhere inside the ADIZ. MIL and LE aircraft regularly fly all over DC.
I lived a few miles from the Pentagon when something hit it. No security camera footage of a plane. A few people claimed to have seen a plane, but considering it flew over thousands of people and no credible witnesses. I was a staunch "party narrative" guy for a long time. I had friends seriously injured in the attack. But now, years later, knowing what we know, I'm pretty confident that it was a missile which hit and not a commercial airliner.
DCA is less than two miles from the Pentagon, and they’re both on the Virginia side of the Potomac River. If you look on a map, you can see how close they are.
Yes, the Washington Monument has flashing red warning beacons on the 4 sides at the top. Anon below stated that private planes are not allowed anywhere near DC. This isn't entirely accurate. There is a an air defense identification zone around the WH - 20 miles. Private aircraft can pas through it with proper clearance and altitude. Small craft are generally not allowed anywhere inside the ADIZ. MIL and LE aircraft regularly fly all over DC.
Same for news choppers with clearance, you can see those regularly above DC depending on what may be going down.
Yep - Fed LE, medical, news, MPD.
If that's true then how did a commercial jet hit the Pentagon in 2001? I'm surprised I never thought of this before.
I lived a few miles from the Pentagon when something hit it. No security camera footage of a plane. A few people claimed to have seen a plane, but considering it flew over thousands of people and no credible witnesses. I was a staunch "party narrative" guy for a long time. I had friends seriously injured in the attack. But now, years later, knowing what we know, I'm pretty confident that it was a missile which hit and not a commercial airliner.
That makes sense.
DCA is less than two miles from the Pentagon, and they’re both on the Virginia side of the Potomac River. If you look on a map, you can see how close they are.
Correct, P-56 is the prohibited airspace over the white house and from the lincoln to the capital. GA aircraft are not allowed to fly into DCA however
Signature is the GA FBO @ DCA: https://www.signatureflight.com/locations/dca/