Air Force One on 9/11
Hi all,
Just read an article in (apologies!) the Daily Mail about the timeline immediately after the attacks. The article talks repeatedly about having to land to refuel, and to be fair I've read this elsewhere as well.
Does anyone know why they didn't just tank mid air? I would have thought a tanker woud be roughly nearby that could offer some sort of offload, let alone launching a fresh tanker. Surely they run a standby tanker to cover the East Coast?
Aside from that I was quite shocked at the lack of comms in the jet at that time.
Cheers,
j