brabazon
3rd Dec 2003, 23:28
Interesting, though I think a BA pilot would spot the difference between Air Force One and a GV:
Bush's flight to Baghdad was spotted by a British Airways pilot
(White House-AP) -- The White House is confirming that President Bush's plane during his super-secret visit to Baghdad was spotted in mid-air by a British Airways pilot.
White House communications director Dan Bartlett says the plane was spotted just after daybreak on Thanksgiving morning off the western coast of England. If the sighting had led to public disclosure, Bartlett says the mission would have been scrapped.
But when the British pilot radioed in the apparent sighting, he was told by air traffic controllers that he'd seen a Gulfstream Five, a much smaller plane.
Bartlett said he'd left the wrong impression earlier that the conversation had taken place between the British Airways pilot and the pilot of Air Force One.
Bartlett says Bush and his senior aides didn't learn of the spotting until their return trip from Baghdad.
Bush's flight to Baghdad was spotted by a British Airways pilot
(White House-AP) -- The White House is confirming that President Bush's plane during his super-secret visit to Baghdad was spotted in mid-air by a British Airways pilot.
White House communications director Dan Bartlett says the plane was spotted just after daybreak on Thanksgiving morning off the western coast of England. If the sighting had led to public disclosure, Bartlett says the mission would have been scrapped.
But when the British pilot radioed in the apparent sighting, he was told by air traffic controllers that he'd seen a Gulfstream Five, a much smaller plane.
Bartlett said he'd left the wrong impression earlier that the conversation had taken place between the British Airways pilot and the pilot of Air Force One.
Bartlett says Bush and his senior aides didn't learn of the spotting until their return trip from Baghdad.