--- Allan9 <exatc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Nick you missed the point. > If the President is in an Army aircraft It's Army01 > If the President is in a Navy aircraft it's Navy01 > If the President is in a Coast Guard aircraft it's Coast Guard 01 > Once the President exits the aircraft it's no longer 01. > With the AirForce it reverts to SAM (Special Air Mission) All true except Coast Guard - Coast Guard 01 callsign is frequently used when Coast Guard ship 01 is at DCA. Was a C-20B (G-III) and now is a C-37A (G-V) used by the Coast Guard Commandant (see http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-a/Acj/C37A/C37AImage.htm) Blendi DCA > Al > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nick Laflamme" <dplaflamme@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 9:54 AM > Subject: Re: VC-25 at Boeing Everett > > > > > (And I'm willing to bet that the VC-25As never fly with the > call-signs > > "Army One," "Navy One," "Marine One," "Coast Guard One," or any > designation > > than "Air Force One" when the President is on board or some normal > USAF > > call sign otherwise. But I digress.) > > > > At 09:20 AM 4/9/2003 -0400, Al wrote: > > >Unless it's Navy, Army, Marine or Coast Guard. It's the Branch of > service > > >and 01 > > >Al > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Mark Greenwood" <mgreenwood@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > Actually whatever aircraft the President happens to be on carries > the > > > > call sign Air Force One. > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Jon Wright > > > > > > > > The planes colloquially known as Air Force One are actually > VC-25As. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Jon "Hair Splitter" Wright > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com