A South Coast military base is still buzzing about a special visitor it had this week.
It was a Boeing 747 jumbo jet that’s one of the two planes used as Air Force One. It’s technically only Air Force One when the president is on board. But, one of the planes which has been used as Air Force One in the past, and is being prepared to go back into service, visited Naval Base Ventura County Tuesday and Wednesday as part of a maintenance and testing mission.
The arrival of the 747, with its distinctive light blue and white paint, created a lot of excitement on the base. Because the plane wasn’t in service, some base personnel were actually able to get tours of the aircraft.