'GRIM99' is posted on airborne command duties just off Cornwall. It shadows AF1 when POTUS is on board.

Landed at Mildenhall last night around 2230

Interestingly enough there seems to be a fair bit of BUFF/B52 activity over the Atlantic too....maybe they are there in case Biden falls out with Italy ;)

I'll try and find some of the pics from when the G8 was in NI in 2013 - I was able to take some pics while airside at the 'civilian' side of Belfast International Airport.

AF1 was a law unto itself on departure day - there was a fair degree of showboating by the USAF!
It took off without so much as a word to OPS/Tower with a tail wind the wrong way down the runway. Headed straight for 2x Easyjet A319 on approach/finals in to the airport.
Had to be the most impressive takeoff ever. the noise from whatever engines are in it was deafening and was off the ground in what seemed like less than 1/3 of the runway.

That's a strangely indirect route, I mean everyone knew where he was going..... :Confused:

Presumably to allow time for in-flight catering, must take a while with the trolly :ROFL:

' the noise from whatever engines are in it was deafening'.

747-VC25 uses GE CF6-80C2-B1 powerplants.

Nothing unusual about those engines unless...……

A few big'uns around today, a KC-135 Stratotanker left Cardiff not long ago then flew over Devon/Cornwall and is now heading West. And there's a Dreamlifter just West of Ireland heading towards Charleston.

Currently a Typhoon at 27,000ft and a Voyager at 25,000ft going round and round off the North of Cornwall, and something else at 26,000ft ….......

Today they only got a small National Police Air Service Vulcanair P68R.
Though a pair of Typhoons turned up fairly recently. Edit: And the Voyager for refuelling.

About 2 hours ago a very large business jet went straight over us below 1000ft. It had left Northolt heading West and stayed quite low for some distance. Slowly climbed to 43,000ft over the Atlantic and was chased for ages at the same speed by a Virgin Dreamliner at 39,000ft that left Heathrow at almost the same time.

They're deviating now - Virgin is heading for Atlanta, the Bombardier (it's a Global 6000 registered in Portugal) now pointing further South. With 6000 miles range (hence the model name) it could be going almost anywhere in North/Central America. No destination visible. See: https://www.flightradar24.com/JME613G/28039e36

Finally seems to be descending, over Vermont towards central NY State, still no idea where it's heading though. :Confused:
Edit: Might be turning South (over Albany) towards NYC.... and landed at Teterboro.

And another one just now.