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- Initially used informally, the designation became official in 1962.
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Oct 1, 2024 · Air Force One The Independence, a modified Douglas C-118 military transport used as the official airplane of U.S. Pres. Harry Truman, August 31, 1947. (more) Truman’s dedicated airplane was a modified Douglas C-118 Liftmaster, which in turn was a military version of the DC-6 airliner.
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In 1944, a C-54 Skymaster was converted for use as the first purpose-built presidential aircraft. [3] Dubbed the Sacred Cow and operated by the Army Air Force, it carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Yalta Conference in February 1945 and was used for another two years by President Harry S. Truman.
Oct 7, 2020 · In 1959, Eisenhower commissioned three Boeing 707s to become the first jet aircraft designed for the president. Air Force One, as we know it today, began to take shape.
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Nov 13, 2014 · After that mix-up the Air Force insisted that any aircraft carrying the U.S. president be identified as Air Force One. Initially 8610 operated with the Military Air Transport Service, Atlantic Division, flying shuttles from New York to Iceland.
By Robert F. Dorr - November 10, 2016. A special C-54C, nicknamed the Sacred Cow, became the first presidential aircraft. U.S. Air Force photo. Kennedy frequently used SAM 26000 (the VC-137C) and its backup, Queenie (a VC-137B). He made regular use of the Army and Marine helicopters now available to the chief executive.
Mar 20, 2021 · While other military aircraft were used in the years following, the first aircraft to actually hold the name of Air Force One was a Lockheed VC-121A-LO Constellation nicknamed Columbine II. It could fly its VIP passenger to a range of 4,700 nautical miles (8,700 km) and it was used from 1962 by President Eisenhower to the beginning of the jet age.
The Boeing VC-25 is a military version of the Boeing 747 airliner, modified for presidential transport and commonly operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) as Air Force One, the call sign of any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States.
