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One of the pics we snapped as Air Force One flew in over Albany today.
Noted: AF1 is a rather large airplane.
A few more pics after the jump.
And, for fun, a little animation...
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There are State Police at every exit and turn around on 890/90. For fun, we decided to go past ALB and got a great look at Air Force One. And a few Secret Service SUVs. ;)
... said abby on Jan 21, 2011 at 1:44 PM | link
Thanks for the photos. I was feeling a little left out of the whole visit as I was stuck in my office.
... said eeekie on Jan 21, 2011 at 2:22 PM | link
Cool... they flew over my house too, though not as low as the the incoming flights to Albany often do.
... said Rob on Jan 21, 2011 at 6:58 PM | link
Actually Air Force One is not a specific plane. It is just a call sign. Any Air Force plane the President is on becomes Air Force One.
Otherwise, when he is not on it, the regular call sign is used.
... said CapHwys on Jan 22, 2011 at 4:34 PM | link
I've been on a huge West Wing kick lately, so I saw those pictures and immediately pictured President Bartlet and company flying over Schenectady
... said Tom on Jan 22, 2011 at 11:09 PM | link
Really wish I was more careful when painting the flashing :)
... said EAC on Jan 26, 2011 at 8:07 AM | link