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If you stole Air Force One, would you be shot down?

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Technically, Air Force One is only the USAF plane the President is currently on. Thus, if you stole Air Force One inside the US, the President would be aboard. read more

Setting aside the remote possibility of Air Force One ever being shot down, as the president rarely flies through hostile airspace (surprise visits to Iraq and Afghanistan notwithstanding), the repercussions for firing on the President of the United States would be severe and swift to happen. read more

On May 23, 1969, Sgt. Paul Meyer stole a four-engine Hercules C-130 and took off from a U.S. Air Force base in Mildenhall, England. Aiming for Langley, Virginia, Meyer’s plane disappeared from radar shortly after takeoff and went down over the English Channel. read more

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