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Old 29th Oct 2010, 08:46
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Originally Posted by aterpster
An air carrier aircraft is not an embassy. Once on the ground it certainly was not in any way United States territory. I question that concept even when airborne within another state's airspace.
On those three assertions I think you're right; wrong; wrong. Here is the quickest reference I could find: http://www.icao.int/icao/en/nr/1962/pio196214_e.pdf

Here is another: http://cns.miis.edu/inventory/pdfs/airterr.pdf

So, what's the right answer here? Can some legleegl help?

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