CHICOPEE, Mass. (wwlp) - Several people saw what they thought was Air Force One fly into Westover Air Reserve Base Monday night. And it turns out it is, in fact, the president's plane, but Barack Obama was not aboard.
Westover Air Reserve Base Chief of Public Affairs, Lt Col. James Bishop told 22News that the VC 25-A landed at WARB at about 6:45 Monday night. "The plane was repositioned here after dropping the president in New York City," Bishop said.
The jet is one of two highly customized Boeing 747-200B series aircraft bearing the legend "United States of America" on the fuselage. Technically, "Air Force One" is the call sign of any Air Force aircraft carrying the president.
Lt. Col. Bishop would not say how long Air Force One will be on the runway at Westover, but the hill.com website said President Obama is in New York City for 3-days during which time he'll be speaking before the United Nations General Assembly, and he'll be giving remarks at the Clinton Global Initiative.
Coincidentally, Air Force One was positioned at Westover almost exactly one year ago when President Obama took part in a world summit at the United Nations.
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