Air Force One New York

- Date of incident: April 27, 2009
- A low flying commercial jet flew about 1,000 feet over the Statue of Liberty, Manhattan, Staten Island and New Jersey
- The plane flew over NYC at about 10: 00 a.m.
- Emergency calls were made by hundreds of people
- Several buildings were evacuated and people flooded into the streets
- NYPD's Commissioner said the police department was told about the mission in advance and told to keep quietNY Daily News: Mayor Bloomberg Outraged over Military Photo-op Involving... (April 28, 2009)
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- Mayor Bloomberg found out after receiving text messages
- Bloomberg said, "I'm annoyed - furious is a better word - that I wasn't told"NY Daily News: Mayor Bloomberg Outraged over Military Photo-op Involving... (April 28, 2009)
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- The director of the White House military office said it was an "aerial photo mission" and apologized for any "distress that flight caused"NY Daily News: Mayor Bloomberg Outraged over Military Photo-op Involving... (April 28, 2009)
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- Photo was releases on May 8, 2009FOXNews.com: White House Military Office Chief Resigns Over Plane Flyover Flap (May 8, 2009)
- Cost of mission: $328,835FOXNews.com: White House Military Office Chief Resigns Over Plane Flyover Flap (May 8, 2009)

A low-flying Boeing 747 that resembled Air Force One, flew over New York City, trailed by fighter jets, on the morning of April 27, 2009. The event, reminiscent of the events of September 11, 2001, caused New York City and New Jersey residents to panic and several buildings were evacuated.NY Daily News: Mayor Bloomberg Outraged over Military Photo-op Involving... (April 28, 2009)
On May 11, 2009, the FAA canceled the plans of a retiring navy pilot who planned to fly his P-3 airplane 3,000 feet above the Hudson River. Although the flight was to be at a higher level over the city than the earlier 747 flyover, the FAA still vetoed the flight, saying it was a "poor idea".The Blotter: Another Planned NYC Military Fly Over Cancelled (May 11, 2009)
Resignation and Repercussions

The U.S. Air Force later confirmed that the scene was an "aerial photo mission" and part of a training mission. On May 8, 2009, Director of the White House Military Office Louis Caldera, who approved the mission, resigned. On the same day, a photograph of 747 flying over the Statue of Liberty was released by the White House.FOXNews.com: White House Military Office Chief Resigns Over Plane Flyover Flap (May 8, 2009)
Reactions

The White House official responsible for the mission, Louis Caldera, later apologized. Mayor Michael Bloomberg expressed outrage because the New York Police Department never informed him that the "photo op" would take place. The City Hall deputy was reportedly reprimanded. On May 8, 2009, Caldera resigned.FOXNews.com: White House Military Office Chief Resigns Over Plane Flyover Flap (May 8, 2009)NY Daily News: Mayor Bloomberg Outraged over Military Photo-op Involving... (April 28, 2009)