Doomsday plane was in Spokane WASH 2 DAYS BEFORE Whidby incident
‘Doomsday’ plane that follows president arrives at Fairchild
It flew low over Spokane. It was big and officious. It read, in letters easily seen from the ground, “United States of America.”
But it wasn’t Air Force One. Instead, an E-4B built by Boeing checked into Fairchild Air Force Base Friday afternoon for a visit that was described as “routine.”
“They routinely come here,” said Scott King, a spokesman for Fairchild Air Force Base. “It is on Fairchild. I can’t tell you anything more.”
The planes are stationed near Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska, but travel a lot. They follow around Air Force One wherever the president goes.
So is Donald Trump here? Probably not. The 44th G7 Summit is taking place this weekend in La Malbaie, Quebec, and Trump is attending. Then, on Tuesday, he’s scheduled to meet with North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, in Singapore.
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