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Diogenes Jul 2022 4:05pm, 17 Jul 2022 71,306 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes That sounds like such a good idea.
NDWDave Jul 2022 4:16pm, 17 Jul 2022 17,045 posts	Quote Pin NDWDave [I thought whatever aircraft the President was in became Air Force One. And if it was only the VP it became Air Force two]
Night-owl Jul 2022 4:27pm, 17 Jul 2022 39,950 posts	Quote Pin Night-owl [Something like that Dave and am only going on the first episode of Ncis. Where it is mentioned if the president isn't on it it ceases to be Air force one]
Dvorak Jul 2022 4:50pm, 17 Jul 2022 25,655 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak The Mongolian men's marathon record holder, Bat-Ochiryn "Ziggy" Ser-Od, is a Morpeth Harrier. (I've also change trains in Poprad. It struck me as quite like Falkirk (although with better mountain access).)
ChrisHB Jul 2022 7:43pm, 17 Jul 2022 21,805 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB There are two designated Air Force One aircraft, and four electronic command posts or some such that I believe look much the same. One of those is at Fairford. It is true that any Air Force aircraft containing the president is 'Air Force One' but when he flies with the Marines, it is 'Marine 1'.
Fragile Do Not Bend Jul 2022 8:09pm, 17 Jul 2022 9,929 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend Domestic turkeys in the UK are called stags. Because selective breeding has made them so big and heavy, most commercial turkey breeding is done by artificial insemination.
macca 53 Jul 2022 8:57pm, 17 Jul 2022 30,181 posts	Quote Pin macca 53 The Mongolian men's marathon record holder, Bat-Ochiryn "Ziggy" Ser-Od, is a Morpeth Harrier. (I've also change trains in Poprad. It struck me as quite like Falkirk (although with better mountain access).) When he first came to the UK his club asked for a free entry for him into our local 10k (request denied), but he came anyway and won by a couple of minutes!
GordonG Jul 2022 9:03am, 18 Jul 2022 9,163 posts	Quote Pin GordonG [there's an excellent documentary (on Sky, I think) about 9/11 that shows the US secret service being in a panic as the planes start to hit. They have to get Pres Bush in the air, and the video of AF1 taking off using minimal runway is a thing to behold]
GordonG Jul 2022 9:19am, 18 Jul 2022 9,164 posts	Quote Pin GordonG That some planes have parachutes (not just the pilot) news.sky.com
NDWDave Jul 2022 1:03pm, 18 Jul 2022 17,048 posts	Quote Pin NDWDave What a reticle is