- EarthForce One
Infobox Fictional Spacecraft
name = "EarthForce One"
imagesize = 250px
caption = "EarthForce One" with itsStarfury fighter escort.
first = "Survivors"
last = "Chrysalis"
status = Destroyed (2259)
affiliation =Earth Alliance
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class = Presidential transport
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fighters =Starfury fighter escort
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propulsion = Sub-light engines
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primeref ="EarthForce One" is a fictional spacecraft used in the "
Babylon 5 "science fiction television series to transport the Earth AlliancePresident to other planets.Appearances
Presidential visit to Babylon 5, 2258
Earth Alliance President
Luis Santiago , a strong proponent of interstellar diplomacy and supporter of the Babylon Project, choses to visit the Babylon 5 station in 2258. He travels to the station on board "EarthForce One", accompanied by an escort ofStarfury fighters bearing the Presidential livery. During the visit, he delivers a public address on the station and presents a wing of Starfuries to complete the station's fighter complement; the wing is designated Zeta wing.cite episode| episodelink=Survivors (Babylon 5)| title=Survivors| series=Babylon 5 ]Presidential Assassination, 2259
Shortly after midnight on
January 1 , 2259, "EarthForce One" explodes, killing President Santiago. The transport is in the vicinity of the transfer point at Io at the time of its destruction. Prior to his assassination, President Santiago had been due to deliver his New Year's address. Santiago's Vice-President, William Morgan Clark, assumes the presidency after being sworn in aboard "EarthForce Two", the official transport of the Earth Alliance Vice-President. Suspiciously, Vice-President Clark had disembarked "EarthForce One" shortly before the explosion, complaining of a viral infection.cite episode| episodelink=Chrysalis (Babylon 5)| title=Chrysalis| series=Babylon 5 ]Clark is later implicated in the assassination plotcite episode| episodelink=Voices of Authority| title=Voices of Authority| series=
Babylon 5 ] and his government is overthrown during a revolt led by Captain John Sheridan three years later.cite episode| episodelink=Endgame (Babylon 5)| title=Endgame| series=Babylon 5 ]See also
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Air Force One References
External links
* [http://www.isnnews.net/hyperspace/ea/index.html#ef1 Hyperspace]
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