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For other uses, see Air Force Two (disambiguation).

The Boeing C-32, a variant of the 757, is the usual transportation for the vice president of the United States, currently Kamala Harris

Air Force Two is the air traffic control call sign held by any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the U.S. vice president, but not the president.[1][2] The term is often associated with the Boeing C-32, a modified 757 which is most commonly used as the vice president's transport. Other 89th Airlift Wing aircraft, such as the Boeing C-40 Clipper, C-20B, C-37A, and C-37B have served in this role as well.[3] The VC-25A, the aircraft most often used by the president as Air Force One, has also been used by the vice president as Air Force Two.[4][5]

Incidents

In 2012 Joe Biden switched to another plane after a bird strike happened to the plane he was flying in.[6][7] A similar incident in 2020 involving a bird strike in the engine during takeoff caused Air Force Two to land back at a nearby New Hampshire airport while it was carrying Mike Pence and some of his staff.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Factsheets: C-32". U.S. Air Force. January 2006. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Order 7110.65R (Air Traffic Control) §2-4-20 ¶7". Federal Aviation Administration. 14 March 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
  3. ^ Singh, Sumit (1 September 2020). "The Vice President's Boeing 757 - Inside Air Force Two". Simple Flying.
  4. ^ "Cheney heads overseas to talk terrorism". USA Today. Associated Press. 10 March 2002. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  5. ^ Whitelaw, Kevin (11 March 2002). "Reporter's Notebook on Cheney's Mideast trip: Day 1: London". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  6. ^ Groppe, Maureen (16 October 2017). "6 fun facts about Air Force Two". The Indianapolis Star.
  7. ^ "Air Force Two carrying Biden struck by birds, lands safely". Reuters. 20 April 2012.
  8. ^ Behrmann, Savannah; Fritze, John (22 September 2020). "Air Force Two, carrying Vice President Mike Pence, returns to airport after hitting bird on takeoff". USA Today.
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