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3catwoman3

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3. My husband is a retired Air Force pilot. His last assignment was in the special missions...

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2025, 10:33 PM

May 2025

...squadron that flies all the VIP airplanes out of Andrews AFB (now JOint Base Andrews). Altho he was not an Air Force One pilot, he knows a lot about that plane, and says there is nothing at all wrong with it and no need for it to be replaced. It is the best maintained airplane in the world.

He says Air Force One has about 6 million parts.

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Converting luxury jet gifted to Trump into Air Force One could cost hundreds of millions [View all] Nevilledog May 2025 OP

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My husband is a retired Air Force pilot. His last assignment was in the special missions... 3catwoman3 May 2025 #3

He will probably use it without a retrofit. Srkdqltr May 2025 #4

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