Air Force One Flyover Photo on the Way
WASHINGTON - The White House will make public a photo this week from its ill-conceived Air Force One flyover around lower Manhattan, as well as the findings of an internal review into the incident.
"The report, I believe, will be concluded at some point this week. We'll release its findings and release a photo," said spokesman Robert Gibbs.
The photo shoot staged by a jet from the Air Force One fleet and an F16 fighter plane flying low near the Statue of Liberty cost taxpayers $328,835, according to a Pentagon estimate, and frightened witnesses into thinking they were watching another 9/11 attack.
The White House Military Office wanted the picture of the President's plane for promotional purposes. The director of that office, Louis Caldera, has taken responsibility for the incident and apologized.
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