America's national farewell to George HW Bush begins Monday with the transfer of his casket aboard the presidential plane from Texas to Washington, where he will lie in state in the rotunda of the US Capitol.

Air Force One collects Bush casket at start of days-long farewell

Former US president George HW Bush, who led US as Cold War ended but failed to get a second term, died on November 30 at the age of 94 on Saturday. His death was announced in a statement issued by longtime spokesman Jim McGrath.

Tributes pour in for former US president George HW Bush

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Air Force One collects Bush casket at start of days-long farewell

Tributes pour in for former US president George HW Bush