![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Air_Force_One_photo_op_incident-_altered_by_DoD.jpg/640px-Air_Force_One_photo_op_incident-_altered_by_DoD.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Air Force One photo op incident
2009 New York Bay VC-25 flyby / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Air Force One photo op incident?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
The Air Force One photo op incident occurred on the morning of April 27, 2009, when a Boeing VC-25 (a Boeing 747 military variant given the call sign "Air Force One" when the president is aboard), followed by a U.S. Air Force F-16 jet fighter, flew low and circled the Upper New York Bay, site of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. President Barack Obama was not on board the aircraft during the incident. [1]
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Air_Force_One_photo_op_incident-_altered_by_DoD.jpg/640px-Air_Force_One_photo_op_incident-_altered_by_DoD.jpg)
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Air_Force_One_over_Mt._Rushmore.jpg/640px-Air_Force_One_over_Mt._Rushmore.jpg)