Airforce 1 – Heathrow – Today ?

Isn’t that the “Doomsday” 747 varient? So called as usualy when they’re in the air, there be trouble ahead? Last seen flying over New York on 9-11?

The E4B is an airborne comand post that is usually close-by when the US president or other very senior members of US government are out and about – when the president has visited the UK with a high-profile arrival at somewhere like LHR, the E4 has quietly snook into somewhere like Mildenhall. Not sure why this one would visit LHR though.

Andy

Here she is:

http://www.ukar.co.uk/cgi-bin/ukarboard/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=9;t=26348;&#top

Would certainly make sense that it was an E-4B using BUST as the callsign. I was on a break when it came in, so didn’t see it.

Think you will find it was an E-4B rather than than a VC-25.

Isn’t that the “Doomsday” 747 varient? So called as usualy when they’re in the air, there be trouble ahead? Last seen flying over New York on 9-11?

I believe it came in as BUST42.

It was E4 73-1677 and I am given to understand that it used the callsign “Bust 48”. All the more impressive, then.

Fnarr fnarr………..:rolleyes:

Think you will find it was an E-4B rather than than a VC-25.

It certainly was, and it looked splendid sailing over our heads this afternoon as myself, Mark Winterbourne and several others were standing at Myrtle Avenue! 🙂

Paul

Think you will find it was an E-4B rather than than a VC-25.

Thanks Gonzo, That might explain it, someones just informed me they think it was Condoleezza Rice, hence no AF1.

Mind you BUST42 😮 Wow i must look at her more closley in future :diablo:

No. I know this because this afternoon went smoothly!

Always carnage when it turns up.:rolleyes: 😮

Of course, you understand that the VC-25 is only called Air Force 1 when POTUS is on board. Otherwise it uses either SAMxxx or another USAF callsign. I believe it came in as BUST48.