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The aircraft that flies the president stayed overnight at Westover Air Reserve Base. The VC-25A arrived Sept. 24 after dropping off President Barack Obama in New York City for the United Nations summit. It left the next day. (Air Force photo by W.C.Pope)


“Air Force One” at Westover

The aircraft that flies the president stayed overnight at Westover Air Reserve Base. The VC-25A arrived Sept. 24 after dropping off President Barack Obama in New York City for the United Nations summit. It left the next day. (Air Force photo by W.C.Pope)

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