June 6, 2004 - Orly, France (ORY)
Air Force One, detected at Paris Orly Airport on June 6th, 2004, when US-President George W. Bush came to France to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Normandy Invasion in 1944.
Photos show Air Force One near the VIP Terminal at Paris Orly Airport.
On the web pages of the White House in the News Releases is documented what President Bush told the world on June 6th, 2004 in his speech in Colleville-Sur-Mer.
Air Force One, the second (backup) 747 and a third AF (on the right in the photos) were later parked at the southern hangars of Orly Airport and surrounded by many other airplanes responding to the call sign ’AF’ (Air France).
Orly Ouest, the west terminal of Orly, where the VIP gate / VIP exit is further on the right and the area shown on the three photos in the middle of the page is further on the right.
Top: Air Force One touching down on Runway 10R/28L at Port Columbus (CMH), February 15, 2006 (left),
Air Force One near the VIP gate at Paris Orly (ORY), June 6, 2004 (middle)
Copyright © 6/2004, 2/2006 Steffen Grohs