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| Date: | Thursday 19 April 2012 |
| Time: | 22:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing C-32A (757-2G4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 98-0002 |
| MSN: | 29026/787 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | on approach to Santa Barbara Airport - KSBA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| KSBA |
Air Force Two carrying US Vice President Joe Biden to the Santa Barbara area hit birds while on approach to Santa Barbara Airport.
The exact damage is unknown however news photos show mechanics working on engine no 1 the next day.
Sources:
http://www.independent.com/news/2012/apr/20/bird-strike-grounds-air-force-two-santa-barbara/
http://web.archive.org/web/20120709070018/http://www.keyt.com:80/news/local/Vice-President-Joe-Biden-in-Santa-Barbara-County-148254985.html
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://wildlifecenter.pr.erau.edu/displayNews.php?news_id=278]
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 October 2025 | 98-0002 | United States Air Force - USAF | 0 | over the Atlantic Ocean |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2012 01:04 | bp | Added |
| 22-Apr-2012 01:18 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 26-Apr-2012 02:35 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
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