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This is amazing IMHO. After what NYC has been through, Air Force One decides to take a photo op of the Statue of Liberty and fly along the skyline? WTF were they thinking? 
Can you imagine being there and seeing a 747 flying your way? Holy shit.
One of many sources
OBAMA PLANE PHOTO OP STARTLES NEW YORKERS
A jumbo jet being chased by a F-16 fighter jets buzzed Lower Manhattan this morning, panicking New Yorkers, many of whom were forced to evacuate their office buildings.
It was not a terrorist attack, however, but a photo opportunity for Air Force One, sources told the Post.
President Obama was in Washington at the time, but the low-flying 747 circling the Statue of Liberty was one of the planes used as Air Force One, sources said.
The NYPD and the city were notified of the planned flight, but did not share that information with Mayor Bloomberg and other New Yorkers, many of whom said they were terrified.
(click link for full story)
The White House apologizes
WHITE HOUSE APOLOGIZES FOR AIR FORCE ONE PHOTO-OP
A White House official is taking responsibility for a Boeing 747's flying photo op over New York City that sent some workers in lower Manhattan into a panic. The plane is a version of the 747 that's called Air Force One when the president is aboard.
White House military office director Louis Caldera says federal officials notified local and state authorities in New York and New Jersey, but he also apologized in a statement on Monday for the confusion and disruption.
Caldera's office provides military support for White House functions, including food service, presidential transportation and medical services. The office oversees all military operations aboard Air Force One on presidential trips.
Crazy shit, and a bad stunt IMHO.
Can you imagine being there and seeing a 747 flying your way? Holy shit. One of many sources
OBAMA PLANE PHOTO OP STARTLES NEW YORKERS
A jumbo jet being chased by a F-16 fighter jets buzzed Lower Manhattan this morning, panicking New Yorkers, many of whom were forced to evacuate their office buildings.
It was not a terrorist attack, however, but a photo opportunity for Air Force One, sources told the Post.
President Obama was in Washington at the time, but the low-flying 747 circling the Statue of Liberty was one of the planes used as Air Force One, sources said.
The NYPD and the city were notified of the planned flight, but did not share that information with Mayor Bloomberg and other New Yorkers, many of whom said they were terrified.
(click link for full story)
The White House apologizes
WHITE HOUSE APOLOGIZES FOR AIR FORCE ONE PHOTO-OP
A White House official is taking responsibility for a Boeing 747's flying photo op over New York City that sent some workers in lower Manhattan into a panic. The plane is a version of the 747 that's called Air Force One when the president is aboard.
White House military office director Louis Caldera says federal officials notified local and state authorities in New York and New Jersey, but he also apologized in a statement on Monday for the confusion and disruption.
Caldera's office provides military support for White House functions, including food service, presidential transportation and medical services. The office oversees all military operations aboard Air Force One on presidential trips.
Crazy shit, and a bad stunt IMHO.
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