[Scan-DC] who was that?

[b_thom at juno.com]

>> From: b_thom at juno.com
>>
>> 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?
>> 
>> http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/airplane.html


On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 20:50:02 -0400 "Thomas P. Clouse" <tom at clouse.com>
writes:
> 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.

Bush was at Eielson AFB earlier this morning or yesterday on the way to
South Korea, so this flight must have
been for taking reporters on his trip to the opening of the Olympics.
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