[SonOfDarkSkies]

But the flyover was nothing but a photo op, apparently one of a series of flights to get pictures of the plane in front of national landmarks.

And why didn't tech-savvy Barry say..."hey, let's do some photoshop or CGI. There's a budget cutting idea!"

[Mr_Moonlight]

why didn't tech-savvy Barry say..."hey, let's do some photoshop or CGI

Because a PhotoShop of such a scene would be considered as 'unethical' in the photojournalist world ... then again, when was a liberal ever concerned about 'ethics'? Maybe you have a point :)