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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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Pentagon 'Photo Op' Flyover Rattles NYC

Air Force One backup planes flies low around Statue of Liberty

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(Newser) – A photo op by the Defense Department caused buildings in lower Manhattan and New Jersey to be evacuated this morning, the New York Times reports. A backup for Air Force One flew low over Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty accompanied by two fighter jets. The deployment was coordinated with the city, the Pentagon said, but the low-flying plane brought back terrifying Sept. 11 memories.

“People came pouring out of the buildings, the American Express Building, all the buildings in the Financial District by the water,” said one photographer. “And even the construction guys over by 100 North End Avenue area, they all got out of their buildings. Nobody knew about it. Finally some guy showed up with a little megaphone to tell everyone it was a test, but the people were not happy. The people who were here for 9/11 were not happy.”

An Air Force One lookalike buzzed lower Manhattan today in what the Pentagon calls
An Air Force One lookalike buzzed lower Manhattan today in what the Pentagon calls "a photo op."   (Creative Commons)
New York City's skyline is visible as a backdrop for the Floating Pool Lady, a floating pool anchored in the future location of Brooklyn Bridge Park Beach, in New York, Tuesday, July 3, 2007.
New York City's skyline is visible as a backdrop for the Floating Pool Lady, a floating pool anchored in the future location of Brooklyn Bridge Park Beach, in New York, Tuesday, July 3, 2007.   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
In this image taken with a cell phone, a Boeing 747 known as Air Force One when the president is aboard, flies over New York Harbor, followed by an F-16 chase plane during a Pentagon photo op today.
In this image taken with a cell phone, a Boeing 747 known as Air Force One when the president is aboard, flies over New York Harbor, followed by an F-16 chase plane during a Pentagon photo op today.   (AP Photo/Jason McLane)
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TerrifiedCitizen
Apr 27, 09 12:10 PM CDT
Typically well coordinated. Reply
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AClotfelter
Apr 27, 09 12:55 PM CDT
Yeah... nobody thought this through... Reply
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myvoice
Apr 27, 09 12:58 PM CDT
yeah they did... they just didn't tell anybody cause of national security!! Reply
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Mr.C
Apr 27, 09 1:54 PM CDT
hahaha nice job all Reply
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ethical_person
Apr 27, 09 2:12 PM CDT
I would have been one of those hightailing it for the exits! How awful that day was -- how unbelievably horrible. Thanks, DoD, for the panic attacks. Reply
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