WSJ: French Land in New Jersey; Charge Fails

The Wall Street Journal brings us the story of hapless French military aircraft forced to land in NJ. What's worse, one of the pilots apparently maxed out his credit card.

"Low on fuel and struggling in bad weather, nine French fighter jets and a radar plane couldn't return to their aircraft carrier during maneuvers with the Canadian military and landed at the Atlantic City International Airport in New Jersey instead. The Federal Aviation Administration helped the jets land, and French marines and translators were sent to the airport to help the pilots, Philadelphia TV station WPVI reported. The U.S. State Department also got involved when one of the French pilots had his credit card rejected when he tried to buy fuel, the TV station reported. The FAA couldn't confirm the failed credit-card transaction."