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Re: George H.W. Bush Funeral Train
Author: G.R.
Date: 12-02-2018 - 22:46

Railbot7 Wrote:

>
> Actually technically not correct. There is no
> such plane as "Air Force One." It is the call
> sign used by whatever Air Force aircraft is
> carrying the current president.
>
> There are two large (identical) aircraft in the
> presidential aircraft pool that typically operate
> as Air Force One. (The pool also includes a
> variety of other passenger and cargo aircraft.)
> But, if the president travels aboard any other Air
> Force aircraft, it would also carry the
> designation "Air Force One."
>
> So, the correct statement above would be that
> Trump was sending a plane from the presidential
> aircraft pool to carry the body.

You are correct. However, when the term "Air Force One" is used, the general public naturally assumes it's one of the 747's the president uses, whether he's on it or not. It's become an excepted term for the plane, so they aren't wrong in that respect.

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