Verb (used with object) : The plane lost its way and overflew foreign territory. ,to overfly Philadelphia because of bad weather.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used without object) : The plane approached the border but never overflew.    From Dictionary.com. 

NTSB investigating Northwest A320 'overflew' incident.    From Wordnik.com.  [ATW Daily News] Reference

"A surveillance drone of the Israeli enemy" overflew "the area of Bint Jbeil at medium altitude" in the morning, the statement said.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

A couple o 'armed jays overflew us a few minutes ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Corridor in the Asylum] Reference

Every vessel they overflew left him in an agony of doubt.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ship Of Destiny]

I slowed too late, with the result that I overflew the approach.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chickenhawk]

WV: demind -- De Mind, de Mind, it totally overflew the isle of sanity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Easter? Is That You?] Reference

Flanagan overflew Team Viper's position, and Russ Bott gave him the codeword.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bott, Russell P.] Reference

This was a shorter-range missile than the 1998 missile, which overflew Japan.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 25, 2003] Reference

And we overflew a place where some Hawaiian king won a battle to unite the islands.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spider Bones] Reference

One missile overflew and trailed away; the other slammed into a hilltop as we crested.    From Wordnik.com.  [Old Mans War] Reference

The British overflew it, took the GPS coordinates and are now showing it to the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 28, 2007] Reference

President Joaquim Chissano overflew flooded areas and described seeing floating bodies.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

I think I was a bit too generous with the filling, because almost all of them overflew!.    From Wordnik.com.  [June Daring Bakers Challenge: Danish Braid] Reference

Yes, there was an anti-missile missile in the air, and yes, it overflew the Montego Bay.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hellfire]

Now, the news come after a Northwest Airline flight overflew its destination last month.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 13, 2009] Reference

The news we flew via Sydney came as we overflew Darwin, a sequel to restrained relief; even.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference

Antofagasta when the Soviet IL-62, which is carrying the Cuban delegation, overflew that city.    From Wordnik.com.  [MESSAGE TO ALLENDE] Reference

Army helicopters overflew the hotel a few times and I thought it best to get home before dark.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Word from Beirut - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference

Crockery rattled and cutlery clattered just as it had in the war when British bombers overflew.    From Wordnik.com.  [Captain Corelli's Mandolin]

New details are out today about the Northwest pilots who overflew their destination by 150 miles.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 16, 2009] Reference

The Emirates flight overflew the Comores early on Thursday on hearing there were disturbances in Moroni.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

True to her word, the dragon now patrolled the river to its mouth, and overflew the coast of the Cursed Shores.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ship Of Destiny]

Military helicopters overflew the city Tuesday morning following reports that rioters were closing in on the city centre.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Congolese warplanes meanwhile overflew the Takula region in the enclave, which is wedged between territory of Congo and the.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Two escort aircraft overflew the area and saw LCDR Vescelius standing on the ground surrounded by about five North Vietnamese.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vescelius, Milton J. Jr.] Reference

South African Defense Minister Mosiuoa Lekota, whose own country has also flooded, overflew Mozambique Tuesday to assess damage.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

The Blackbird departed Edwards AFB, California, refueled over the ocean, then overflew the base, leaving a sonic boom in its wake.    From Wordnik.com.  [Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition]

And, Jim, you know, as we just heard, the pilots are saying they were on their laptops during the hour when they overflew the airport.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 26, 2009] Reference

The stricken Legacy overflew Cachimbo high and fast just as the 747 provided it with a frequency with which to contact distant Manaus.    From Wordnik.com.  [William Langewiesche on the Amazon air crash] Reference

They overflew more deserted housing and startled a herd of grazing animals, which plunged wildly away from the muted sound of the sled.    From Wordnik.com.  [First Fall]

In his haste he did not even mark the huge shadow that overflew them until she cursed and ducked, although nothing had been thrown at her.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spirit Gate] Reference

Air Force plane, attempting to gain intelligence on rebel activities overflew Neutralist/Pathet Lao positions located on the Plain of Jars.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matteson, Glenn] Reference

They really didn't say we overflew Minneapolis.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

They really didn't say we overflew Minneapolis.    From Wordnik.com.  [JSOnline.com] Reference

Pilots who overflew airport drop attempt to keep licenses.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN.com] Reference

Airlines jet overflew the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles before crew members.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Photown News] Reference

The flight recorders from Northwest Flight 188, which overflew the Minneapolis-St.    From Wordnik.com.  [JSOnline.com] Reference

Pilots who overflew destination reached settlement with Federal Aviation Administration.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN.com] Reference

The crowd cheered as all eyes followed the C-130 plane as it overflew the airport and circled back.    From Wordnik.com.  [RGJ.com - Latest News] Reference