Air Force Two

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]

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

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". Air Force Link. 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. https://simpleflying.com/air-force-two/
  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". US News. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  6. https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/16/6-fun-facts-air-force-two/762010001/
  7. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-birdstrike/air-force-two-carrying-biden-struck-by-birds-lands-safely-idUSBRE83J1ML20120420
  8. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/22/air-force-two-carrying-pence-returns-airport-after-hitting-bird/3498680001/
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