Is Trump on a surprise visit to Afghanistan? Turkey? Flight trackers show that one of two planes used for Air Force One (92-9000/VC-25) using what appears to be a fake HEXCODE of AE47C4, departed Andrews Air Force base at midnight. Transponders changed or disabled near Romania. pic.twitter.com/JtVzEPUoLv— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) December 26, 2018
NBC: Trump's first trip to a combat zone was secret — except on Twitter
Plane buffs monitored Air Force One's flight path, tweeting out the plane's location in real time as it made its way to Iraq.
President Donald Trump's unannounced visit to Iraq was no surprise to airplane buffs.
While the trip was shrouded in secrecy for security reasons, an airplane aficionado spotted the distinctive blue and white Boeing jet flying over England, and posted pictures of it on his Flickr account Wednesday morning.
When the president is on board, the VC-25A plane — a military version of the 747 — uses the call sign Air Force One. The plane spotted over England, however, was using the call sign RCH358.
Online detectives figured out the plane's disguised call numbers, and tracked its movements — even sharing them on Twitter.
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Update: How Trump gave away his secret war zone trip (Politico)
WNU Editor: It is shocking that Air Force One's flight path was tracked this easily.
