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Article: Low-flying jets cause panic in New York, White House apologizes
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- April 27, 2009
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Low-flying jets cause panic in New York, White House apologizes
NEW YORK, April 27 (Xinhua) -- A VC-25 aircraft and an F-16
fighter jet flew low above lower Manhattan on Monday morning,
causing panic among some New Yorkers fresh with memories of the
Sept. 11 terror attacks, and angering Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
The planes, authorized by the U.S. military on a "photo-op"
mission, flew as low as 1,000 feet to 150 feet (about 305 meters to
46 meters) over Manhattan, State Island, and neighboring New Jersey,
and circled the Statue of Liberty, local media reported.
The VC-25 aircraft is the military version of Boeing 747. The one
involved in Monday's flyover was one of the customized Boeing ...