Air Force One will get a new red, white and dark blue paint scheme as President Trump replaces the light blue design that defined presidential aircraft for over 60 years.
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TheU.S.AirForceisrepaintingAirForceOneandotheraircraftinthepresidentialandexecutivefleetinPresidentDonaldTrump’spreferredred,whiteanddarkbluecolorpalette—replacingtheiconiclightblueandwhitedesignthathasdefinedtheaircraftformorethansixdecades,anAirForcespokespersonconfirmedtoFoxNews.
Theupdateddesignwillalsofeatureagoldstripe,addingafourthcolortothenewlook.Theschemewillappearonaircraftacrosstheexecutiveairliftfleet,includingadonatedQatari747-8iandthetwoBoeingVC-25BjetscurrentlybeingconvertedtoserveasthenextgenerationofAirForceOne.
AnAirForcespokespersontoldFoxNewstheredesignisnowanofficialrequirementacrossthepresidentialandexecutivefleet.
“TheAirForceisimplementinganewpaintschemerequirement(red,whiteanddarkblue)forVC-25Baswellastheadditionalexecutiveairliftfleet,whichwillincludethenew747-8iandfourC-32aircraft,”thespokesperson
