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From: cfiaime@ihnp3.UUCP (J. Williams)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: No favoritism in Washington Center
Message-ID: <196@ihnp3.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 14-Dec-85 14:25:11 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec 14 14:25:11 1985
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Reply-To: cfiaime@ihnp3.UUCP (45261-J. Williams)
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In article <11224@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> c55-hc@ucbbuddy.UUCP (Brent Chapman) writes:
>In article <34678@lanl.ARPA> jlg@a.UUCP (Jim Giles) writes:
>>I thought Air Force One used a different call sign when the president was
>>aboard. 
>
>Seems that I remember reading that Air Force One is NOT a specific plane,
>but that call sign is given to any aircraft that the President is in.

The airplanes that people think of as "Air Force One" are known as SAM 
26000 and SAM 27000 when the President is not on board.  These are two
707-321 airplanes (VC-137), somewhat modified, assigned to the 89th
Special Airlift Wing at Andrews AFB, Washington, DC.  An interesting book 
on the subject of Presidential aircraft is "Flying Whitehouse" by 
Col. Ralph Albertazzi, Nixon's pilot.

"Air Force One" is the callsign for any airplane in the Air Force inventory
that the President is on.  "Army One" and "Marine One" are used when the
President is in a helicopter flown by one of those services.  I assume that
"Navy One" would be used where the President to fly in a Navy controlled
flying machine.

By the way, "Air Force Two" is the callsign for the  airplane used by 
the Vice-President.  Typically, this airplane is a VC-9, a modified C-9,
which is nothing more than a DC-9-30 in war paint.

Past Presidential airplanes (with some exceptions) are on display at
the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio.  Roosevelt's "Sacred Cow" is in 
awaiting restoration at the Museum.  Truman's "Independence" and 
Eisenhower's "Columbine III" are on display in the Museum Annex.  
"Columbine II" was distroyed at Davis-Monthan in the early 1960's.  An
early VC-135 (modified 707) that was used by the Presidents is still in
service with the Air Force.

					jeff williams
					AT&T Bell Laboratories
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