President Obama ?

Hosch · June 04, 2009, 07:52:42 PM

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

daveg4otu · June 04, 2009, 08:12:03 PM

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)

malc41 · June 05, 2009, 08:26:54 AM

Dave

It certainly did

Hosch · June 05, 2009, 02:22:15 PM

Thanks a lot for your precious help !

Hosch

flightchecker · June 05, 2009, 02:53:06 PM

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

malc41 · June 05, 2009, 03:09:44 PM

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/

malc41 · June 05, 2009, 03:11:42 PM

Just for further information the callsign SPAR is also used for VIP flight but theses are carried out by non 89th AW aircraft

Brian · June 05, 2009, 09:14:16 PM

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.

Hosch · June 06, 2009, 08:10:09 AM

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

daveg4otu · June 06, 2009, 08:37:44 AM

That's the one.

Hosch · June 06, 2009, 08:53:26 AM

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

dgpn47 · June 06, 2009, 10:30:37 AM

Hi all,

This morning
20090606090946348,ADFEB7,AF1,14700,,,,,,,3202

Jordan · June 06, 2009, 01:18:30 PM

I guess the AF1 dont transmitt location, right?

Hosch · June 06, 2009, 02:13:06 PM

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

President Obama ?

flightchecker