The most recognizable plane in the world is getting an upgrade, but it won't be ready for a few years. While Air Force One is just a callsign for any Air Force carrying the US president, the term ...
Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon used an Air Force One plane known as SAM 970. The first jet-powered presidential aircraft featured an office and a safe for the nuclear codes.
The most recognizable plane in the world is getting an upgrade, but it won't be ready for a few years. While Air Force One is just a callsign for any Air Force carrying the US president, the term ...
The retired plane, used from 1959 to 1996, is on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. President Dwight Eisenhower became the first US president to travel by jet when he flew on a new Air Force ...