Category: News Author : Duncan Riley Posted: April 27, 2009
Tags : air force one, air force one near statue of liberty, f16 fighters, statue of liberty
F-16 Fighter Jets were seen escorting a 747 jumbo jet from the Air Force One fleet near the Statue of Liberty earlier today. The fly-by caused a brief period of widespread panic among the citizens of New York City.
The U.S. Defense Dept. issued a statement afterward, saying the maneuver was just a photo opp. After realizing how much people were traumatized, they later issued another statement and apologized to New Yorkers for the scare.
Really? A Photo Opp??
After watching the video below, you’ll understand why the people of NYC were so scared – watching a jumbo jet pitching, yawing and banking at a 45 degree angle back and forth while being chased by close flying fighter jets would scare anyone unaccustomed to it. Couple that with the fact that 8 years ago planes crashed into the World Trade Center, constant threats of terrorism and a general overall feeling of unease in a society and you have a lot of people on edge.
Air Force One near the Statue of Liberty Video
Does that really look like a “Photo Opp.” to anyone else? Those are emergency preparedness maneuvers – anyone who has ever been in the military knows that.
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Apr 27, 2009
what a bunch of dumb a**es we have in Washington, i hope to god the rest of the world dont realize how dis organized we are at the moment or we are screwed,
Apr 27, 2009
Oh the audacity! Photo op, yeah right. Looks like more arrogance of the ONE.
Apr 27, 2009
Why Obama wanted to do an airplane photo op right around the site of the World Trade Center defies the imagination…
See this video my friend captured. Obama Photo Op Disaster: New Yorkers Running Scared in the Streets by Goldman Sachs
Video: http://tinyurl.com/c7ujkj
Apr 27, 2009
This is a photo op for a new and updated photo of AF One. The f-16 has a camera man taking pictures looking down on ground zero with AF One in the fore ground.
Apr 27, 2009
What a beautiful site to see that airplane over the city. I wish I could have been there to see it. I feel for all the people who were not informed about the flight, but it will make a great picture
Apr 27, 2009
Congratulations Obamabots….your Dear Leader has chosen to fly by and gaze down upon you…
Apr 28, 2009
your blog is very nice
Apr 28, 2009
wag the dog footage?
Apr 28, 2009
to be clear… maybe gathering footage to simulate another attack?
Apr 28, 2009
This shows an obvious lack of good sense on this new Administration. Why not run into a movie theater and yell fire while you're at it?
Apr 28, 2009
Isn't funny how you can always tell the govt/DNC-sponsored responses on blogs and youtube?
Apr 28, 2009
I was there on 9/11.
If this was a “blunder” then the blunderer should get fired.
There is something else happening here.
Apr 28, 2009
This white house has lost touch with reality.
Apr 28, 2009
They didn't plan this so it would take attention away from their last blunder of trying to put President Bush and the CIA on trial for waterboarding the terrorists who flew planes into the New York Twin Towers. They are not stupid.
Apr 28, 2009
rob.
You mean they did plan this!
Apr 28, 2009
Me,
Stop drinking the cool aid. If President Bush allowed this there would have been an investigation. “I want to know when he knew what he knew, and what he knew when he knew it.”
The President can't be at both times the smartest man in America and the dumbest man in America.
Sip Sip Sip
Ker plunk….
Apr 28, 2009
your blog is very good
Apr 29, 2009
Amen to that CharlieO……Me, you're a jerk!
May 1, 2009
ever heard of photo shop?