USAF Begins Tests Of Qatar-Donated ‘Air Force One’

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Credit: U.S. Air Force
The Boeing 747 donated by the government of Qatar to serve as a future Air Force One for President Donald Trump has begun flight testing, the U.S. Air Force confirms. On April 16, the 747-8i was tracked taking off from Majors Field in Greenville, Texas, and landed in Waco, Texas. The aircraft...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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