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Plane came 'within about 1,000' feet of Air Force One: report
The Hill ^

Posted on 04/10/2017 5:26:21 PM PDT by ameribbean expat

A White House pool report Sunday said the aircraft appeared to come "within about 1,000 feet" of Air Force One. The Globemaster reportedly veered to Air Force One’s starboard side as the presidential aircraft traveled north from Florida. “Veterans in the press cabin remarked they had never seen anything come that close,” according to the report.

“I would say beyond all doubt that this is a strange occurrence,” a retired air force lieutenant colonel said of the incident.

Other White House officials on the flight included chief strategist Stephen Bannon, adviser Stephen Miller, national security adviser H.R. McMaster and Joe Hagin, the White House deputy chief of staff for operations.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: af1; airforceone
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1 posted on 04/10/2017 5:26:21 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
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and NOT shot down...??

that's EXTREMELY suspicious.

It sounds like the non shoot-down was some kind of political message.

2 posted on 04/10/2017 5:28:54 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: ameribbean expat

This was news yesterday. Why don’t they know who was flying?


3 posted on 04/10/2017 5:30:14 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS!!!)
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To: ameribbean expat

I have a hunch the driver of that errant plane will be in a world of hurt; not because POTUS goes after him, but because the Air Force and ATC do.


4 posted on 04/10/2017 5:30:46 PM PDT by Tucker39 (In giving us The Christ, God gave us the ONE thing we desperately NEEDED; a Savior.)
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To: ameribbean expat

My guess is it’s due to parallel runways on landing and the distance was probably much more than 100 feet.


5 posted on 04/10/2017 5:31:50 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: gaijin

“It sounds like the non shoot-down was some kind of political message.”

What message would that be?


6 posted on 04/10/2017 5:32:13 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Tucker39

If the President is not on board is the plane still referred to as AF1????


7 posted on 04/10/2017 5:32:27 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: gaijin

Af1 does not normally fly with armed escorts. Af1 cant shoot it down either.


8 posted on 04/10/2017 5:32:37 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: ameribbean expat

Is Harrison Ford in trouble again?!? /s


9 posted on 04/10/2017 5:33:31 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: ameribbean expat

The guy should have been on some form of flight control in the area. I suspect he was simply following direction from someone. A flight controller may have been the problem.

This is a layman’s take on it, so I would welcome someone correcting me if I’m off base.


10 posted on 04/10/2017 5:33:40 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
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To: JBW1949

No


11 posted on 04/10/2017 5:34:05 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
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To: ameribbean expat

I just measured the runways at Andrews and they are 2000 feet apart.


12 posted on 04/10/2017 5:34:17 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: DoughtyOne

I didn’t think so....


13 posted on 04/10/2017 5:35:41 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: JBW1949

It ceases being Air Force One when he exits the plane.

We and the media will still address it that way though, so we’ll be able to instantly identify the aircraft.

Whatever plane he is one, is Air Force One.

If some circumstance should arise where he is on a two seat Cessna, it would still be Air Force One.


14 posted on 04/10/2017 5:36:09 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
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To: JBW1949

No. AF1 is designated to any plane he is aboard, though. He could be flying in a Piper Cub and it would be designated AF1.


15 posted on 04/10/2017 5:37:08 PM PDT by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: ameribbean expat
Accdg to the article, it was a ...

Someone did not get the 'clear airspace' order.
16 posted on 04/10/2017 5:37:28 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: DoughtyOne; All

Does anyone know if Air Force fighters still escort AF1.


17 posted on 04/10/2017 5:38:25 PM PDT by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: ameribbean expat

“Was Air Force 1 meant to be underneath me?”


18 posted on 04/10/2017 5:39:43 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: yarddog

Maybe this is what you saw? the MD-80 was bustin to help clear space?


19 posted on 04/10/2017 5:39:50 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: Tucker39

A globemaster is a huge cargo jet ,, as a military jet is was most likely on a “military air route” ,, I’m unfamiliar with details on how they are controlled but they are not handled by “regular” ATC... It seems likely that both civilian ATC and military ATC were involved and not talking to each other.


20 posted on 04/10/2017 5:40:40 PM PDT by Neidermeyer (Show me a peaceful Muslim and I will show you a heretic to the Koran.)
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