Not a Warbird but still cool
Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:25 pm
Saw this in a little town in Texas...First time for me to see this "up close"
There were also a few helicopters around too.
There were also a few helicopters around too.
Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:11 pm
Must have been at TSTC airport in Waco.
Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:17 pm
Nice pics...I'm surprised the secret service didn't bum-rush and hog-tie you when they saw you taking pictures of A.F.1. 
John
John
Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:08 pm
First time I've seen the Presidential Sea Knight, thanks!
Re: Not a Warbird but still cool
Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:13 pm
Ztex wrote:Saw this in a little town in Texas...First time for me to see this "up close"
D'you manage to tag it?
Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:26 pm
on the contrary......air force 1 is the #1 warbird...... lets hope it isn't used in that capacity!!! it has the heart of this country if not the world with in it's cabins!!!
Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:21 pm
Figured I might share some of my own shots--Operations has to provide escorts whenever VIPs come in, so I get some neat photos. I've got more but these are probably my best.
This is how close I got. How many ways can you say 'rotor wash'?
I snapped this quick shot of my rear-view mirror while leading the VP's motorcade a few weeks ago.
And a nice shot of the sun setting over Air Force 2
This is how close I got. How many ways can you say 'rotor wash'?
I snapped this quick shot of my rear-view mirror while leading the VP's motorcade a few weeks ago.
And a nice shot of the sun setting over Air Force 2
Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:20 am
from Miami a few years ago:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:20 am
It should say, "Lame Duck Airlines"
Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:02 pm
I wonder......
What does the cumulative listing of aircraft that have held the designation "Air Force One" look like? It sounds easy at first, but remember that the choppers are designated "Marine One." The 747 and 707 are easy, but what else is on that list?
What does the cumulative listing of aircraft that have held the designation "Air Force One" look like? It sounds easy at first, but remember that the choppers are designated "Marine One." The 747 and 707 are easy, but what else is on that list?
Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:32 pm
The list as I see it.
C-54 "Sacred Cow"
C-118 "Independence"
C-121 Columbine II, III
707 tail number 26000, 27000
747 tail number 28000, 29000
They were not called Air Force One until the 1950's when there was a mix up in call signs with an airliner.
C-54 "Sacred Cow"
C-118 "Independence"
C-121 Columbine II, III
707 tail number 26000, 27000
747 tail number 28000, 29000
They were not called Air Force One until the 1950's when there was a mix up in call signs with an airliner.
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Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:36 pm
You can find quite a few of them here www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/exhibits/pres ... /index.asp