• AF1 spotted...

    From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to All on Wed Jun 25 20:11:39 2025
    Hi All,

    ... from my balcony:

    https://paste.opensuse.org/pastes/7d5dd1529981/raw

    Pure chance! I had no idea it was goning to pass by. I'd just arrived home with groceries and was opening the balcony door when I spotted what looked like a 747.

    I thought, 'I'll just grab a quick photo, maybe it's it'. And it was, as I confirmed later by comparing the livery to images online.


    Bye, Wilfred.

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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to Wilfred Van Velzen on Wed Jun 25 15:15:10 2025
    On Wed 25-Jun-2025 8:11p, Wilfred Van Velzen@2:280/464.0 wrote:
    Hi All,

    ... from my balcony:

    https://paste.opensuse.org/pastes/7d5dd1529981/raw

    Pure chance! I had no idea it was goning to pass by. I'd just arrived home with groceries and was opening the balcony door when I spotted what looked like a 747.

    That is definately one of the SAM aircraft. It is only AF1 if the President is aboard.

    Nice picture, and the 747 is definately one of the best looking aircraft in the sky.

    Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
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  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to Rug Rat on Thu Jun 26 09:45:59 2025
    Hi Rug,

    On 2025-06-25 15:15:10, you wrote to me:

    https://paste.opensuse.org/pastes/7d5dd1529981/raw

    Pure chance! I had no idea it was goning to pass by. I'd just arrived home
    with groceries and was opening the balcony door when I spotted what looked
    like a 747.

    That is definately one of the SAM aircraft. It is only AF1 if the President is
    aboard.

    The potus arrived in my country in that aircraft. So he probably was too when it left! ;-)


    Bye, Wilfred.

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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to Wilfred Van Velzen on Thu Jun 26 09:59:54 2025
    On Thu 26-Jun-2025 9:45a, Wilfred Van Velzen@2:280/464.0 said to Rug Rat:
    Hi Rug,

    On 2025-06-25 15:15:10, you wrote to me:

    https://paste.opensuse.org/pastes/7d5dd1529981/raw

    Pure chance! I had no idea it was goning to pass by. I'd just
    arrived home
    with groceries and was opening the balcony door when I spotted what looked
    like a 747.

    That is definately one of the SAM aircraft. It is only AF1 if the
    President is
    aboard.

    The potus arrived in my country in that aircraft. So he probably was too when it left! ;-)

    Well sir, in my defense. I did not exactly know where you were..

    Coul dhave always been the decoy aircraft, the SAM's always travel in pairs AFIK

    Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
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  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to Rug Rat on Thu Jun 26 18:38:42 2025
    Hi Rug,

    On 2025-06-26 09:59:54, you wrote to me:

    The potus arrived in my country in that aircraft. So he probably was
    too when it left! ;-)

    Well sir, in my defense. I did not exactly know where you were..

    It's no secret and in the nodelist! ;-)

    Coul dhave always been the decoy aircraft, the SAM's always travel in pairs
    AFIK

    I didn't hear about 2 AF[12]'s. But if it's always traveling in pairs, it could have been...


    Bye, Wilfred.

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  • From Vincent Coen@2:250/1 to Rug Rat on Thu Jun 26 19:40:11 2025

    Hello Rug!

    26 Jun 25 09:59, you wrote to Wilfred Van Velzen:

    On Thu 26-Jun-2025 9:45a, Wilfred Van Velzen@2:280/464.0 said to Rug
    Rat:
    Hi Rug,

    On 2025-06-25 15:15:10, you wrote to me:

    https://paste.opensuse.org/pastes/7d5dd1529981/raw

    Pure chance! I had no idea it was goning to pass by. I'd
    just arrived home
    with groceries and was opening the balcony door when I
    spotted what looked
    like a 747.

    That is definately one of the SAM aircraft. It is only AF1 if
    the President is
    aboard.

    The potus arrived in my country in that aircraft. So he probably
    was too when it left! ;-)

    Well sir, in my defense. I did not exactly know where you were..

    Coul dhave always been the decoy aircraft, the SAM's always travel in
    pairs AFIK

    I seem to remember that they use similar if not same systems that used by
    ElAl for their fleet - anti missiles both radiation & heat & possibly others.


    Vincent


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