Navy One | |
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![]() Navy One landing on the USS Abraham Lincoln with President George W. Bush | |
General information | |
Type | S-3 Viking |
Manufacturer | Lockheed |
Serial | BuNo 159387 |
History | |
Preserved at | National Naval Aviation Museum |
Navy One is the call sign of any United States Navy aircraft carrying the president of the United States. [1]
There has only been one aircraft designated as Navy One: a Lockheed S-3 Viking, BuNo 159387, assigned to the "Blue Wolves" of VS-35, which transported President George W. Bush to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the coast of San Diego, California, on 1 May 2003. The pilot was Commander John "Skip" Lussier, then VS-35's executive officer; and the flight officer was Lieutenant Ryan "Wilson" Phillips. [2] The S-3 used for the flight was retired from service and placed on display at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida on 17 July 2003. [3] [4]
A Navy aircraft carrying the vice president would be designated Navy Two.