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It is the only such aircraft to have a unique distinction . What ?
Quoting Deepu ,
“S-3B Viking “Navy One”.
On 1 May 2003, US President George W. Bush rode in the co-pilot seat of a Viking that landed on USS Abraham Lincoln, where he delivered his “Mission Accomplished” speech announcing the end of major combat in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. This was the only Navy flight to date to use the callsign “Navy One””
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The only Navy one ever… transported bush once.
The first aircraft ever to have the Navy One call sign when it carried former President George W. Bush to the USS Abraham Lincoln on 05/01/2003.
On 1 May 2003, US President George W. Bush rode in the co-pilot seat of a Viking VS-35 that landed on USS Abraham Lincoln, where he delivered his “Mission Accomplished” speech announcing the end of major combat in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. This was the only Navy flight to date to use the callsign “Navy One”.
Sorry, that should be “a Lockheed S-3 Viking from VS-35″ and not “a Viking VS-35″.
S-3B Viking “Navy One”.
On 1 May 2003, US President George W. Bush rode in the co-pilot seat of a Viking that landed on USS Abraham Lincoln, where he delivered his “Mission Accomplished” speech announcing the end of major combat in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. This was the only Navy flight to date to use the callsign “Navy One”.
USAF S3 Viking
On 1 May 2003, US President George W. Bush rode in the co-pilot seat of a Viking from VS-35 that landed on USS Abraham Lincoln, where he delivered his “Mission Accomplished” speech announcing the end of major combat in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. This was the only Navy flight to date to use the callsign “Navy One”.