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Picture of the Day: NORAD over the Golden Gate

by on October 12, 2006 in Picture of the Day

“If you’re going to San Francisco…..”

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NORTHCOM responds. NORAD fighters and tankers like these were in the air within minutes following the report that a small aircraft crashed into a New York apartment building.

Photo Courtesy of the US Air Force

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  1. Capo del Fuoco says:
    October 13, 2006 at 5:38 am

    Great pic! The caption should be NORAD ovr the Golden Gate bridge. The Bay Bridge is way off to the left and only the approach to the city can be seen in the pic. The bridge in the center of the pic is the lovely Golden Gate. Cheers!

  2. Dick Stanley says:
    October 13, 2006 at 7:13 am

    Lovely photo. But such hardware is of questionable use in a terrorist attack. It has an all-dressed-up-but-nowhere-to-go feel to it. Even if told to do so, how many pilots really could shoot down an airliner? And wouldn’t the debris from it cause even more damage?

  3. SGT Jeff (USAR) says:
    October 13, 2006 at 9:12 am

    Depends on what you were over when you hit the airliner.

    After all, Lockerbie suffered less damage than NYC, right?

  4. John says:
    October 13, 2006 at 9:16 am

    true that, Jeff.

    Thanks Capo, title adjusted. Brain fart :)

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