The extraordinary escape unfolded after Trump had publicly boarded Air Force One to attend the NATO summit in Turkey in July. The group traveled concealed in a catering truck from the legacy Air Force One to the second aircraft, which then flew separately to Britain. Ena SutoThe older plane continued on with the White House press corps and senior administration officials, apparently unaware that Trump was no longer aboard. Nauta, a former Trump White House valet and Navy veteran, was a key witness in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation. Air Force One sits on the tarmac with an airport catering container adjacent to the body of the aircraft.