'Think they're using C-17's to haul the POTUS vehicle fleet (yea, a fleet) now, aren't they? I was shocked to learn recently that they fly not just ONE presidential 747 on his every trip abroad, but TWO, and probably 2 or 3 C-17's.
Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - BUFF stuff for Ed > My baby brother has logged way more hours than he wishes he had doing that > very thing. They haul the limo(s), their Suburbans, and all of their > gear/weapons/stuff. He once told me (I think during the Clinton years) that > if he had to go to Moscow one more time, he was going to puke. > > What surprised me was hearing that Secret Service personnel accompanying the > gear on the way over still have to sit on "troop seats" along the side of > the airframe. He did get to fly Air Force One once -- he got an ear > infection while in Moscow (there's Moscow again!) and they flew him home for > treatment. I'm sure the flight wasn't just for him, probably taking the > decoy plane home or something like that. > > On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 9:24 PM, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > They haul the POTUS vehicles, several at a time, all over > > the world. > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
