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New Yorkers Just 'Plane' Panicked After Fighter Jet Photo Shoot
How far would you go to get the perfect shot?
Sounds like the tag line for Beyoncé's next trashy thriller, but it's a question the U.S. Department of Defense ought to be asking itself after scaring the pants off regularly unflappable New Yorkers this morning in search of the perfect photo.
Local news channels and social media were flooded with reports of a low-flying plane over the Hudson that approached the World Financial Center and flew around the Statue of Liberty and causing evacuations in the Financial District and near the PATH train in Jersey City. Witnesses reported spotting a commercial jet being followed by a few fighter jets around 10AM.
Turns out the FAA authorized the plane, a 747 look-alike of Air Force One, to fly low for a photo opportunity (President Obama was not on board at the time, being at home in Washington for the day.) An FAA spokesperson described the flight as "pre-coordinated with everyone involved," which is definitely news to the thousands of New Yorkers who didn't hear about it before it happened.
