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Statue of Liberty - Air Force One Flyover

On the 27th of April, 2009, one of the President's official planes - called Air Force One when the President is on board - flew over the Statue of Liberty.  People working in Lower Manhattan panicked (and evacuated their offices) when they saw the Boeing 747 flying at 1000 feet.  The image of a low-flying plane, in New York City, had caused people to remember the events of September 11.

Air Force officials estimated the out-of-pocket costs for this photo amounted to $328,835.

 

Credits

Photo, by U.S. Air Force.  Image online, courtesy the White House.