Navy One

Navy One is the call sign of any United States Navy aircraft carrying the President of the United States.[1]

Navy One
Navy One landing on the USS Abraham Lincoln with President George W. Bush
Type S-3 Viking
Manufacturer Lockheed
Serial BuNo 159387
Preserved at National Naval Aviation Museum
S-3B Viking "Navy One" at the National Naval Aviation Museum.

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 Phillips.[2] The S-3 utilized 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.

See also

References
  1. "Order 7110.65R (Air Traffic Control) §2-4-20 ¶7". Federal Aviation Administration. 14 March 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
  2. Lussier, John; Phillips, Ryan (2 May 2003). "President Bush's Pilot". American Morning (Interview). Interviewed by Carol Costello. CNN.
  3. "Navy One Retired". Archived from the original on 24 October 2006.
  4. Donald, David (2004). Warplanes of the Fleet. AIRtime Publishing. pp. 168, 171. ISBN 1-880588-81-1.
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