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‘Air Force One’, the US Air Force Boeing VC-25 carrying US President Barrack Obama, touched down at Canberra Airport this afternoon shortly after 3pm, at the start of the president’s brief Australian visit.
The VC-25 (a development of the 747-200 airliner) was preceded by two USAF C-17 and one C-5 flights carrying the president’s motorcade vehicles, support equipment, and a Black Hawk helicopter, and was followed about two hours later by a USAF VC-32. A chartered Delta Air Lines 767-300 has also flown in American media representatives.
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Meanwhile, RAAF F/A-18 Hornets are flying combat air patrols over Canberra for the duration of Obama’s visit.
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Daniel Town
says:Wow five jets for just one man????
Old Soldier
says:When you take into account the munber of planes,cars,manpower etc, required to have the President visit us…..no wonder the US of A is broke.