No way to tell. They were squawking as trainers, but the military often has their fighters do this to conceal the type of aircraft they actually are. They were probably fighters.
To my knowledge, AF1 always has 2 fighters escorting it for long journeys. This was unusual in that there were 7 or 8 escort aircraft.
No way to tell. They were squawking as trainers, but the military often has their fighters do this to conceal the type of aircraft they actually are. They were probably fighters.
To my knowledge, AF1 always has 2 fighters escorting it for long journeys. This was unusual in that there were 7 or 8 escort aircraft.