New Photos Released Of Air Force One Blunder - News In Pictures

The Pentagon has released 146 photographs of the infamous Air Force One flyover that sparked panic among thousands of people in New Yorkin April.

Responding to dozens of requests from the public, the Defense Department has released 146 more photos from the infamous Air Force One flyover that struck fear in thousands of unsuspecting New Yorkers in April.

The photos are posted right on thepentagon websitedefense officials said today.

The April 27 photo-op caused quite a fright in Lower Manhattan and New Jersey, as many people who had lived through the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks thought the city was again under siege. Workers poured out of office buildings as the planes buzzed the city near the Financial District.

Senator John McCain, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, called the incidentan "Air Farce 1 photo op."

Mayor Bloomberg also criticised the Obamaadministration.

He said: "If I were them, I think I'd get less publicity by putting them out rather than by keeping them in.

"They did not ask about coming up here and flying that plane around and they did not ask me about the photos either."

The 747's flight in April served as both a trainingmission and to update the photographic files of the presidents's plane.

The aircraftis known as Air Force One when the president is on it, but Mr Obama was not on boardthat day.