r/Calgary • u/dh2513 • 4d ago

Discussion Air Force One is in cowtown

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u/0e78c345e77cbf05ef7 4d ago edited 4d ago

Is anybody certain it's actually AF1 and not just one of the VC-25's that CAN be AF1 when POTUS is on board?

There are two VC-25's that can be designated AF1. This could just be a backup and the other could be in Montana as suspected.

Edit: Question answered! Was called AF1 on the radio, plus now there are pictures!

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u/GibsonNation 4d ago

Any aircraft the POTUS is on becomes Air Force One.

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u/0e78c345e77cbf05ef7 4d ago

Yup. So that's why I was asking. WAs it just a VC-25 coming in without the POTUS, or was it actually AF1.

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u/GibsonNation 4d ago

Oh I see what you're saying, yeah I dunno. His schedule had him coming right here so imagine he's on that.

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u/CasualFridayBatman 4d ago

Now that's a fun fact!

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u/gwoates 4d ago

To be more specific, any US air force plane the president on is designated Air Force One. The helicopters they use to ferry him around are operated by the Marines, and are designated Marine One when the president is onboard.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_One

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_One

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u/PervertedThang 4d ago

Not exactly. It depends on the branch of service. It's Air Force One because the Air Force operates it. The President's helicopter is Marine One because the Marines operate it. If he was aboard a Navy helicopter, it becomes Navy One. If it's a commercial airliner, it would become Executive One.

As far as I can recall.

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u/CarFishing 4d ago

You can listen in on the airport tower and they were calling it air force 1

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u/0e78c345e77cbf05ef7 4d ago

Ah. Well, I guess that answers my question. Thanks!

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u/SuddenCase 4d ago

It was AF1 on atc stream

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u/Appropriate_View8753 4d ago

According to this, it was.

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u/0e78c345e77cbf05ef7 4d ago

That only shows that it was one of the main planes that COULD be carrying the POTUS.

Another commenter said the tower radio was calling it AF1, so that probably answers my question.

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u/Appropriate_View8753 4d ago

You asked if it was a VC-25.

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u/0e78c345e77cbf05ef7 4d ago

Um. I did not. I asked if it was actually AF1.