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Facts about Air Force One, the flying White House

New Delhi: Air Force One is the US President's special aircraft. Whenever the US president travels overseas or across the country, he takes his high-tech deluxe jumbo jet with him.  During the  September 11 terror

India TV News Desk Updated on: March 20, 2014 7:02 IST


"Air Force One" isn't technically a plane: It's simply the radio call name for any U.S. Air Force plane carrying the president of the United States. 

As soon as the president steps aboard an Air Force plane, that plane is referred to as Air Force One by the crew and all air traffic controllers, in order to avoid confusion with any other planes in the area.  

If the president rides on an Army aircraft, that aircraft is Army One, and whenever he boards his specialized helicopter, that craft is Marine One.  

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