How British amateur photographer revealed Trump's not-so-secret trip to Iraq after spotting Air Force One flying over South Yorkshire with a zoom lens
Alan Meloy was peering up at the sky and took a picture of Air Force One
The airplane enthusiast spotted it was one of only two VC-25s in the world
The VC-25 is a modified Boeing 747-200 and is used to fly the US President
An amateur photographer and aviation enthusiast managed to reveal Donald Trump's secret trip to Iraq.
Alan Meloy, from Sheffield, was peering up at the sky, from the front step of his home when he managed to photograph Air Force One.
He told CNN: 'I literally stepped out, and I could see a trail coming towards me and thought let's have a look at what's on the end of that.
The IT Project manager, said he was 'amazed' when the plane flew over and spotted it was one of only two VC-25s in the world, due to the distinct colour scheme.
The VC-25 is a modified Boeing 747-200 and is used to fly the US President.
Mr Meloy snapped a picture of the plane and it quickly went viral online, with speculation spreading on where the President was heading.
At this point Mr Trump's Iraq visit was still top secret - he and First Lady Melania had left Washington DC without fanfare in the middle of the night.
In his post Mr Meloy said: 'So all I said was I know what I've seen, it's a VC-25 there's only two of those in the world – that's all I can tell you. There's my photograph.'
President Trump and first lady made a surprise visit to Iraq on Wednesday — their first visit to a war zone since the sitting president took office nearly two years ago.
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