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mahatmakanejeeves

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13. What it means is ...

Reply to Bettie (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 02:28 PM

11 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.

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There's a plane that looks like a 747/VC-25 operating out of Joint Base Andrews today. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves 12 hrs ago OP

The big rat is fleeing to Russia? Dave Bowman 11 hrs ago #1

The big rat is playing the poly markets... Hugin 11 hrs ago #6

Not a military expert, so can you tell Bettie 11 hrs ago #2

What it means is ... mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago #13

What could it mean?? NoMoreRepugs 11 hrs ago #3

I am lost. What does any of this mean? KPN 11 hrs ago #4

There's always an E-4B at Andrews /. NT Abnredleg 11 hrs ago #5

yep. they fly in and out all the time. johnnyfins 11 hrs ago #8

Sometimes out of NM MerryBlooms 10 hrs ago #14

an E-4B fantase56 11 hrs ago #7

Oh shit! Traildogbob 11 hrs ago #11

So, we're at DefCon 5? Better crank up Whopper and get to whopping... wcmagumba 11 hrs ago #9

This aircraft flies semi-regularly. It's not uncommon rollin74 11 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 11 hrs ago #12