David: You're quite right. Sorry. Caught-up in the emotionalism of the event. And it was quite an event, coordinated to the last detail with parting comments from children and their minister. Everything was complete, just as the sun set behind the mountains. It seem to go off without a hitch, just as they planned it; just as 'the Gipper wanted it.' Mike Burris Cambridge, Mass --- David MR <damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Was the president on the aircraft? If not, then it > wasn't AF1. > > I know this is picky but I feel the people who know > about aviation should > call aircraft by the correct name. The aircraft that > carried President > Reagan was a VC-25, call sign SAM2**** (there's two > of them and the tail > number begins with 2). > > Yes, I know the Air Force fact sheet on the VC-25 > calls it Air Force 1 but > that was probably written by a PR type, not an > aviator. > > David R > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael A. Burris" <yyz_02140@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 17:11 > Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] SAM > > > : AIRLINE: > : > : Just moments ago, AF-1 landed at Point Mugu in > : California. It seems like a beautiful day out > there > : as they all stepped off the plane. The final > burial > : service will be in one hour, 9 pm, Eastern 6 pm > : Pacific. > : > : Quite a showcase for AF-1. > : > : Mike Burris > : Cambridge, Mass > : > : > : > : --- Allan9 <exatc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > : > Take a look here > : > http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/sam.htm > : > > : > Al > : > > : > : > : > : > : > : __________________________________ > : Do you Yahoo!? > : Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. > : http://messenger.yahoo.com/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/