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Saturday, May 09, 2009

White House Military Office Chief Resigns Over Plane Flyover Flap


Louis Caldera, the man who approved the low-flying Air Force One plane that panicked New York City, delivered his resignation Friday as the White House released a photo of the plane flying over Ellis Island.

President Obama has accepted the resignation, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said in a statement.

Caldera apologized the day after the April 27 incident that sent New Yorkers out into the streets as the 747 followed by two F-16s flew low over the Manhattan skyline.

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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous10/5/09 17:01

    Looking at the tail of plane , I note that stars on blue are in upper RIGHT corner , NOT the upper LEFT......... Why is this ?????

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  2. This is the way the flag would show in the wind.

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