More delays for low-flying fighters over western Maine
(World News USA)

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A National Guard proposal to expand airspace for fighter jet training low over the mountains of western Maine has dragged on for so long that many of the aircraft currently used for training could be retired by the time the plans are completed. Vermont-based F-16 fighters account for the bulk of the training flights and are due to be replaced by stealthy F-35 fighters that figure into the National Guard proposal to hold training exercises over a larger area. F-35 fighters aren’t allowed to fly low to the ground, and the guard says its plan would cut the...