Air Force has it's own method of identifying aircraft. V=VIP C=Cargo Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark" <mgreenwood@xxxxxxxxx> To: "The Airline List" <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Allan9" <exatc@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 2:10 PM Subject: Re: VC-25 at Boeing Everett > On a slightly different note, why is the model a VC-25 when all it is, is > basically a specially outfitted 747-200? > > Mark > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Allan9" <exatc@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 10:26 AM > Subject: Re: VC-25 at Boeing Everett > > > > 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) > > 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 > > > > > > > >