>>12911993 (pb)
>>12912051 (pb)
New Castle County Airport.
Last night he used C-32A (757) tail # 09-0016
A few days ago on his first flight he used C-32A tail # 09-0017 my cap from the 5th.
Other planefags capped notAF1 last night.
>>12911993 (pb)
>>12912051 (pb)
New Castle County Airport.
Last night he used C-32A (757) tail # 09-0016
A few days ago on his first flight he used C-32A tail # 09-0017 my cap from the 5th.
Other planefags capped notAF1 last night.
Confirmed last night & last week both times the callsign used was the tail # 09-0016 or 09-0017.
AF1 was not used or showing on ADSB trackers.
The 757s are used due to airport requirements or for short hops where they are more practical than the larger 747s.
When the 747s are used one or more 757s usually fly in support as a backup plane if the primary becomes serviceable and to carry extra personnel or presstitutes that can't be accommodated on the 747.
wiki AF1 explains why the callsign is used.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_One
The "Air Force One" call sign was created in 1953, after a Lockheed Constellation named Columbine II carrying President Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the same airspace as a commercial airline flight using the same flight number.