Low-flying presidential plane sows panic in New York
NEW YORK (AFP) One of President Barack Obama’s planes, escorted by two fighter jets, spread panic here Monday when they flew over New York at low altitude, triggering office evacuations in the city still scarred by the 9/11 attacks.
But the low-flying planes which buzzed parts of southern Manhattan and the Hudson River for about 30 minutes were out just for a Pentagon exercise.
“The presidential airlift group conducted an aerial photo in the New York city area today,” said US Air Force spokesman Major Richard Johnson.....
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Correction, they're OUR planes. He's merely borrowing them from us while he's in the job.
BS! You don’t need Air Force One and fighter pilots to photogragh New York City!
This was a campaign commercial or movie stunt involving Obama..I guarantee it!
If people weren't already nervous about Obama, this will have to do it! Man, what a weird thing to do, especially without giving advanced notice to people living and working in the area.