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mahatmakanejeeves

(69,979 posts)
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 01:51 PM 8 hrs ago

There's a plane that looks like a 747/VC-25 operating out of Joint Base Andrews today.

Last edited Tue Apr 7, 2026, 02:31 PM - Edit history (2)

It is an E-4B. It is not one of the planes ordinarily used as AF1.

no callsign, https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=adfeb5

Earlier today, one of the VC-25s was flying around the.mid-Atlantic.

https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/mid-atlantic-and-beyond-milair-2026.495977/post-4280628

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There's a plane that looks like a 747/VC-25 operating out of Joint Base Andrews today. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 8 hrs ago OP
The big rat is fleeing to Russia? Dave Bowman 8 hrs ago #1
The big rat is playing the poly markets... Hugin 8 hrs ago #6
Not a military expert, so can you tell Bettie 8 hrs ago #2
What it means is ... mahatmakanejeeves 7 hrs ago #13
What could it mean?? NoMoreRepugs 8 hrs ago #3
I am lost. What does any of this mean? KPN 8 hrs ago #4
There's always an E-4B at Andrews /. NT Abnredleg 8 hrs ago #5
yep. they fly in and out all the time. johnnyfins 8 hrs ago #8
Sometimes out of NM MerryBlooms 7 hrs ago #14
an E-4B fantase56 8 hrs ago #7
Oh shit! Traildogbob 8 hrs ago #11
So, we're at DefCon 5? Better crank up Whopper and get to whopping... wcmagumba 8 hrs ago #9
This aircraft flies semi-regularly. It's not uncommon rollin74 8 hrs ago #10
It's heading straight for me in the Midwest according to ADSB Exchange! Got my tinfoil hat and lead apron on ;) lol n/t Cheezoholic 7 hrs ago #12

Hugin

(37,855 posts)
6. The big rat is playing the poly markets...
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 02:00 PM
8 hrs ago

Somewhere in the after-glow and fall-out a breaking news alert will pop up on a scorched tablet saying that they apologize for taking bets on Ozzytrumpious using the big 'un.

mahatmakanejeeves

(69,979 posts)
13. What it means is ...
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 02:28 PM
7 hrs ago

If you're near Andrews and you look up and see a 747 flying around, don't take it too seriously. A VC-25 is a 747 customized to serve as Air Force 1. An E-4B is a military version if a 747 fitted out to do something else.

Last I saw of the E-4B it was out toward Ohio.

Sometimes a plane is just a plane.

And good afternoon.

MerryBlooms

(12,276 posts)
14. Sometimes out of NM
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 03:01 PM
7 hrs ago

One day a couple years ago, I saw 2 up at the same time. Immediately checked Breaking News! 😆

fantase56

(497 posts)
7. an E-4B
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 02:01 PM
8 hrs ago

"The E-4B "Nightwatch" is a militarized Boeing 747-200 acting as the US National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC), serving as a survivable command post for the President, Secretary of Defense, and Joint Chiefs of Staff. Known as a "doomsday plane," it is designed to manage forces during national emergencies, featuring nuclear shielding and advanced communications."

Traildogbob

(13,046 posts)
11. Oh shit!
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 02:12 PM
8 hrs ago

Maybe it will fly over the totally safe Iran Air Space as they direct the end times. We decimated all their air war toys. Some Say.
The likes of which has never been seen. We can’t even see it.

wcmagumba

(6,264 posts)
9. So, we're at DefCon 5? Better crank up Whopper and get to whopping...
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 02:09 PM
8 hrs ago

War Games for real, thanks t-rump...

rollin74

(2,318 posts)
10. This aircraft flies semi-regularly. It's not uncommon
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 02:11 PM
8 hrs ago

people on social media always like to make a big deal out of it

Cheezoholic

(3,748 posts)
12. It's heading straight for me in the Midwest according to ADSB Exchange! Got my tinfoil hat and lead apron on ;) lol n/t
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 02:19 PM
7 hrs ago
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