No idea when or where she'll be flying, but Michelle Obama will be in town to visit the UN and later receive an award in Midtown.
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No idea when or where she'll be flying, but Michelle Obama will be in town to visit the UN and later receive an award in Midtown.
there is a C-40C parked at LGA.
That is her's. All I can say....Quote:
Originally Posted by cancidas
That would have explained the armed military inside the Marine Air Terminal Tuesday.
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Originally Posted by lijk604
Are you sure that wasn't Wednesday you saw a lot of armed personnel? There was a threat on Wednesday which brought out PAPD Emergency Services and FAMS to patrol the front of the terminals.
Could have been....with the rain all week, every day kinda blended together.Quote:
Originally Posted by emshighway
I think she is back... does anyone know?
She's supposed to be in town today, not sure if she's here yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by planelove
Execeutive 1 Foxtrot landed on 4 around 1340L today, a SAM C-40. For those not aware that is the military call sign when the First Lady (without the President) is on board.
BTW to share a little history way back in 1991 then First Lady Barbara Bush took the only commercial flight in my memory by a first lady while here husband was the President, article below.
http://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/15/us/ma ... rcial.html
At the time it was quite an honor for my company.
Btw it was a 733 with two F-16 escorts, one off each wing.
Regards
LGA777
...but she still felt that a fighter jet escort was necessary. hahaQuote:
"In a gesture aimed at calming public fears..."
As if they didn't secure that plane ridiculously.
Man they only give her the 737....she's not important enough for the 757? LOL
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Originally Posted by T-Bird76
Tommy, I think it has do with the distance of the mission (in this case short) and the number of staff/press travelling with her. As recently as the last administration I saw multiple departures out of LGA using that call sign and the aircraft was a Gulfstream.Quote:
Originally Posted by T-Bird76
Regards
LGA777