The U.S. Air Force's VC-25B Bridge aircraft, a modified Boeing 747-8, arrived at Joint Base Andrews on June 19, 2026 to begin commissioning flights for the Presidential Airlift Group. It becomes Air Force One only when the President is aboard.
Airframe passport
The current identity we can safely join across FAA registration and movement records. Each claim keeps its source boundary visible.
no active registration
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Registry claim
Registered owner not listed in public registries.
No current FAA registry row matched this query.
Identity
Current tail
N253300
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Aliases
253300
Registration
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Status
Unknown
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Evidence history
A permanent timeline of exact-aircraft FAA observations. Registry changes and indexed filings share the chronology, but filings are not treated as the cause of a registry change.
Registry snapshot difference Exact-tail FAA document index
No registry history is loaded for this aircraft yet.
Where it flies
Every leg this tail has flown — brighter where it flies most. Home field is ringed.
Airport routes
Camp Springs, MD
Home base · 49% of legs
12
Airports visited
Camp Springs, MD ↔ Bismarck, ND
Busiest corridor · 2 trips
21
Trips tracked · latest trip Aug 6, 2026
2026-06 → 2026-08
Tracked span
Flight history
Every tracked trip with route and shape. Event tags mark calendar-linked trips; documented rows have a published JetSweep story or research note.
21 trips · 21 legs
Ownership
Registered owner
U.S. Air Force
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Attributed to
U.S. Air Force
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Owner class
military
We track the aircraft, not who is aboard. Ownership reflects the FAA registrant; attribution and purpose, where shown, are tiered by evidence. Some tails are blocked from public display.
