Hello,
I had the following aircraft reported tonight :
ADFEB8 S4333 98-0002 B752 USA - Air Force 2009/06/04 20:50:36
I suppose that it was President Obama on his flight from Kairo to Dresden ?
Thanks for your answer
Hosch
Obama flies in ADFDF8 " Air Force 1" 82-8000 VC-25A(B747)
...98-0002 is a C-32A (B757) and was on a SAM flight(I think this went westbound out over BCN- STU about an hour ago)
Dave
It certainly did
Thanks a lot for your precious help !
Hosch
Hello Dave,
Quote...98-0002 is a C-32A (B757) and was on a SAM flight
don't know about "SAM Flights". Would You kindly explain to me ?
Regards
Karl
Karl
SAM = Special Air Missions (VIP flight President, vice-president and senior figures)
These are carried out by 89th Airlift wing at Andrews Airforce Base, see there own website
www.andrews.af.mil/units/89aw/
Just for further information the callsign SPAR is also used for VIP flight but theses are carried out by non 89th AW aircraft
and more FYI.... the back up plane for the president uses the 'SAM' callsigns also.
Someone else might know what backup aircraft that is usually is. I think most of the time it's B757. The other 747 been in maintenance/upgrade for a few months in Seattle.
Hi all,
I think this time I got the right plane :-)
* ADFDF8 AF1 82-8000 B742 USA - Air Force 2009/06/05 20:41:09
Hosch
That's the one.
The follwoing plane followed the presidential aircraft. Maybe backup plane having Mrs. Obama onboard ? French newspaper "le parisien" reports they arrived on different planes .
ADFEB7 S91 98-0001 B752 USA - Air Force 2009/06/05 20:58:29
Hosch
Hi all,
This morning
20090606090946348,ADFEB7,AF1,14700,,,,,,,3202
I guess the AF1 dont transmitt location, right?
Right Jordan !
No transmission of location from AF1
Recorded 616 Messages from 20:23:41 til 20:41:09
Startaltitude : 17100
Endaltitude : 16400
on it's descent to Paris
Hosch