Constellation Foederatarum News
- an CIA Airways 747-8 was hijacked today, with 400 people on board. The 3 hijackers rampaged through the New Zenith Airport security, armed with semi automatic assault rifles, and forced the pilots to take off before the special police forces arrived. The jet was on course to Zeppelin. Two F-22 fighter jets took off from Sopwith and followed the jet about 4 miles, trying several times to make radio contact but never got a reply. The fighter jets were then told to "force the airliner down", or try to make it ditch into the ocean. However, even with two engines torn apart by the jets' guns, the crazed hijackers refused to let the pilots ditch. At this point the jet was about 3 miles from the coast, so the fighters were authorized to shoot the jet. Here is the story from one of pilots: "I had made about 2 strafing passes, and I had taken out the jumbo's left aileron and number 4 engine. But those crazy men just kept flying in a straight line, even though the nose of the jumbo dropped. I heard a call from my base, saying to take down the aircraft with a AMRAAM, and my heart sank. But there wasn't much I could do, I had to remain obedient. So I told my wingman this, and I flipped the safety off. I heard a good radar lock, so I closed my eyes and pulled the trigger. When I opened my eyes all I could see was a fireball and some aircraft parts. I saw the tail section of the aircraft, on fire, hit the ocean. The tower told me to return to base, so i turned towards home." All 400 people on board were killed, but no one was injured on the ground.