Exclusive-US aims for Fourth of July to deploy Qatar-gifted jet as Air Force One
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force is targeting a Fourth of July delivery for a Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar that would join the Air Force One fleet in time for the nation's 250th anniversary, a U.S. official and a person familiar with the program said.
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