Prime Minister David Cameron has become the first world leader invited to fly onboard Air Force One with President Barack Obama, in a very public signal of the value the US puts on its relationship with Britain.
The US President has asked Mr Cameron to join him on the world's coolest plane for a 70 minute trip to see a college basketball final in Ohio on Tuesday.
The flight is certainly a step up in the glamour stakes from Obama's recent meetings with other world leaders. French President Nicolas Sarkozy was taken to Ben's Chili Bowl for a $4.20 hot dog, while former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev received a Coke and cheeseburger at Ray's Hell Burger.
By contrast, the US military has previously confirmed the powerful plane costs $181,757 (£116,000) per hour to run - around half the cost of the average UK house.
White House officials reportedly described the trip on the "flying White House" as "a special gesture to show a very special relationship"
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