Does the president have 2 planes?

The presidential air transport fleet consists of two specially configured Boeing 747-200B's ? tail numbers 28000 and 29000 ? with the Air Force designation VC-25. When the president is aboard either aircraft, or any Air Force aircraft, the radio call sign is "Air Force One."



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