“CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS”
“Because
of an editing error, a story and accompanying photo caption in
Monday’s Palm Beach Post incorrectly identified an aircraft that
carried President Donald Trump’s helicopter to Palm Beach
International Airport. The jet is a C-17 [Globemaster]. The story
appeared on the front page.”
and. . .
A C-17 accompanies the President of the United States on his visits to both domestic and foreign arrangements, consultations, and meetings. The C-17 is used to transport the Presidential Limousine and security detachments. There have been several occasions when a C-17 has been used to transport the President himself, temporarily gaining the Air Force One call sign while doing so.
A lot of people here in the City of Lake Worth were very disappointed to not have a LTE published expressing how fortunate we were that our City’s Electric Utility was so well-prepared for Hurricane Irma. But that’s the way it goes sometimes.
The jet in yesterday’s caption was called, falsely, a “C-5M Super Galaxy”.
Maybe it was an aviation expert who notified the editor(s) about this error or possibly Post reporters Mahima Singh or Christine Stapleton noticed the error in yesterday’s (11/20) front page caption accompanying a photo along with the article by Singh and Stapleton titled,“Trump in Palm Beach: President’s helicopter arrives. Will he use it?”
About the C-17 from Wikipedia:
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft. It was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas.and. . .
A C-17 accompanies the President of the United States on his visits to both domestic and foreign arrangements, consultations, and meetings. The C-17 is used to transport the Presidential Limousine and security detachments. There have been several occasions when a C-17 has been used to transport the President himself, temporarily gaining the Air Force One call sign while doing so.
By the way. . .
If you have thoughts about President Donal Trump’s latest visit to the Town of Palm Beach, or have thoughts about the Post’s news reporting on this topic, take 5–10 minutes today or this week and write a Letter to the Editor (LTE). It’s a very timely issue.A lot of people here in the City of Lake Worth were very disappointed to not have a LTE published expressing how fortunate we were that our City’s Electric Utility was so well-prepared for Hurricane Irma. But that’s the way it goes sometimes.
To learn how to write a LTE click on this link, then scroll down for, “Instructions: How to get your LTE published in the Post.”
And as always, “Good Luck!”
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