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Old 7th Sep 2007, 09:04
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Taildragger67
 
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USAF fact sheet on VC-25

Boeingmad,

Maybe they used that c/s at YSSY simply for clarity? That is, a) it's easier/quicker to say 'Air Force One' than 'Reach 29000'; b) it's seen/known by millions as AF1, so to others on the field, they'll see a blue 747 and identify it as 'AF1' rather than 'Reach 29000'. Sounds like it might've been positioning up to RIC?

I'd suggest the USAF 747 at YBNE would be a E-4 Kneecap. It's be white with a navy cheat-line, and a hump behind the hump (), rather than with the sky-blue and gold colours of the VC-25s.

Prolly lots of C-17s, C-5s and KC-10s parked around the traps as well, supporting the POTUS drop-in.
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