I thought any aircraft which caries the President is refered to as Air Force
1?

True.

I do not know but I would guess he left the flashy blue and white bird on
the safe side of town.

According to the Washington Post pool reporter, whose notes are posted
on the Drudge Report, it was one of the AF1 paint jobs. I believe
there are two of these, and I don't think there is a variant in mufti
that carries all the equipment needed for POTUS, as he is
unfortuantely called.

One AF1 was flown from Texas to Andrews AFB, where they changed planes
and picked up more reporters (and perhaps staff, I don't recall).


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