[Scan-DC] who was that?

[Thomas P. Clouse]

It was Northwest Airlines Charter Flight 9850, arriving from
Minneapolis St. Paul.  It was a 747-200.  It left for Eielson AFB in
Alaska today.  There is a charter flight into and out of Andrews every
few days.  The airlines and aircraft vary in size from 737 on up.  I
don't have any idea about the where or why of these flights, given
that BWI is the hub for contract troop flights, I believe.



On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 8:39 PM, b_thom at juno.com <b_thom at juno.com> wrote:
> At 6 p.m EDT on Sunday evening, a 747-size aircraft flew over the Del Ray part of Alexandria. It was headed to the southeast, low enough that it appeared to be on the way to Andrews AFB. I thought at first it might be AF1 or one of the planes that serve as AF1, but I could clearly see that the vertical stabilizer ("tail") was bright red - like Northwest Orient Airlines. I couldn't imagine that Bush is having visitors, as he is leaving for Beijing any day now. Was this a retiring Northwest pilot making a final joyride?
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