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Air Force One

For the current aircraft most commonly used as Air Force One, seeBoeing VC-25.For the 1997 film, seeAir Force One(film).For the Nike sneaker, seeNike Air Force.For other uses, seeAir Force One (disambiguation).

Air Force Oneis the officialair traffic control-designatedcall signfor aUnited States Air Forceaircraft carrying thepresident of the United States.The term is commonly used to denote U.S. Air Force aircraft modified and used to transport the president, and as ametonymfor the primary presidential aircraft,VC-25,although it can be used to refer to any Air Force aircraft the president travels on.[1][2]

SAM 29000, one of twoVC-25Asused as Air Force One, approachingDayton International Airportin October 2012

The idea of designating specificmilitary aircrafttotransport the presidentarose duringWorld War IIwhen military advisors in theWar Departmentwere concerned about the risk of using commercial airlines for presidential travel. In 1944, aC-54 Skymasterwas converted for use as the first purpose-built presidential aircraft.[3]Dubbed theSacred Cowand operated by theArmy Air Force,it carried PresidentFranklin D. Rooseveltto theYalta Conferencein February 1945 and was used for another two years by PresidentHarry S. Truman.[4]

The "Air Force One"call signwas created in 1954, after aLockheed Constellationcarrying PresidentDwight D. Eisenhowerentered the same airspace as a commercial airline flight using the sameflight number.[5]Since the introduction ofSAM 26000in 1962, the primary presidential aircraft has carried the distinctiveliverydesigned byRaymond Loewy.[6][7]

Other aircraft designated as Air Force One have included another Lockheed Constellation,Columbine III;threeBoeing 707s,introduced in the 1960s and 1970s; and the currentBoeing VC-25As.Since 1990, the presidential fleet has consisted of two highly customizedBoeing 747-200B(VC-25A) aircraft.[6]The USAF has ordered twoBoeing 747-8sto serve as the next presidential aircraft, designated VC-25Bs and expected to enter service no earlier than 2026.[8]

From time to time, presidents have invited other world leaders to travel with them on Air Force One. In 1973, Nixon invitedSoviet general secretaryLeonid Brezhnevto fly with him to California from Washington, D.C.[9]In 1983, President Reagan andQueen Elizabeth IItoured theU.S. West Coastaboard the aircraft.[10]In 2012, President Barack Obama took British Prime MinisterDavid Cameronto a basketball game in Ohio.[11]

History

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20th century

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Theodore Rooseveltand pilotArch Hoxseybefore their 1910 flight inSt. Louis

On 11 October 1910,Theodore Rooseveltbecame the first US president to fly in an aircraft, an earlyWright FlyerfromKinloch FieldnearSt. Louis,Missouri.He was no longer in office at the time, having been succeeded byWilliam Howard Taft.The record-making occasion was a brief overflight of the crowd at a county fair but was nonetheless the beginning of presidential air travel.[12]

First presidential aircraft

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PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt'sDouglas C-54 Skymasteraircraft, nicknamed theSacred Cow
The VC-118Independenceused primarily by PresidentHarry S. Truman
The VC-121Columbine II,shown here while undergoing restoration in 2016, used by PresidentDwight Eisenhower

Franklin D. Rooseveltwas the first president to fly in an aircraft while in office. The first aircraft obtained specifically for presidential travel was aDouglas Dolphinamphibianmodified with luxury upholstery for four passengers and a small separate sleeping compartment. Designated RD-2 by the US Navy, it was delivered in 1933 and based at thenaval base at Anacostiain Washington, D.C.[13]The aircraft remained in service as a presidential transport from 1939.[14]

During World War II, German submarinesoperating in the Atlantic Oceanmade air travel the preferred method of VIP transatlantic transportation. In 1943, Roosevelt traveled to theCasablanca Conferencein Morocco on theDixie Clipper,a Pan Am-crewedBoeing 314flying boat,on a flight that covered 5,500 miles (8,890 km) in three legs.[15][16][17]

Concerned about relying upon commercial airlines to transport the president, officials of theUnited States Army Air Forces,the predecessor of the US Air Force, ordered the conversion of a military aircraft to accommodate the special needs of thecommander-in-chief.[18]In 1943, aC-87Atransport, number 41-24159, was modified to carry President Franklin D. Roosevelt on international trips. But after a review of the C-87's controversial safety record, the Secret Service flatly refused to approve the aircraft for presidential carriage. The C-87, a derivative of theConsolidated B-24 Liberatorbomber, also carried more militaristic associations than aircraft designed for transport. The aircraft, namedGuess Where II,was used to transport senior members of the Roosevelt administration on various trips. In March 1944, it flewEleanor Roosevelton a goodwill tour of several Latin American countries. The C-87 was scrapped in 1945.[19]

The Secret Service subsequently reconfigured a DouglasC-54 Skymasterfor presidential transport duty. The VC-54C aircraft, nicknamed theSacred Cow,included asleeping area,radiotelephone,and retractable battery-poweredelevatorto lift Roosevelt in his wheelchair. The VC-54C flew President Roosevelt only once, to theYalta Conferencein February 1945.[18]

TheNational Security Act of 1947,the legislation that created the US Air Force, was signed by PresidentHarry S. Trumanaboard the VC-54C.[18]He replaced the VC-54C in 1947 with a modifiedC-118 Liftmaster,calling it theIndependenceafter his Missouri hometown. It was given a distinctive exterior, as its nose was painted like the head of abald eagle.The plane included a stateroom in the aft fuselage and a main cabin that could seat 24 passengers or could be made up into 12 sleeper berths. It is now housed at theNational Museum of the United States Air ForceinDayton, Ohio.[20]

Eisenhower introduced four propeller-driven aircraft to presidential service. This group included twoLockheed C-121 Constellations:aircraftColumbine II(VC-121A 48-610)[21][22][23]andColumbine III(VC-121E 53-7885).[24]They were named byFirst LadyMamie Eisenhowerfor thecolumbine,official state flower of her adopted home state ofColorado.TwoAero Commanderswere also added to the fleet.[20]

Columbine IIis the first plane to bear thecall signAir Force One. This designation for the US Air Force aircraft carrying the incumbent president was established after a 1954 incident in which a commercial flight,Eastern Air Lines8610, crossed paths with Air Force 8610, which was carrying President Eisenhower. Initially used informally, the designation became official in 1962.[25][26][20][27][28]

Boeing 707s and entry to jet age

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SAM 970in theEisenhower-era livery

Toward the end of Eisenhower's second term, Secretary of StateJohn Foster Dullescommented that Soviet PremierNikita Khrushchevand other senior Soviet officials had begun using the technologically advancedTupolev Tu-114aircraft for their travels, and it was no longer dignified for the president to fly in a propeller-driven aircraft. This paved the way for the Air Force's initial procurement of threeBoeing 707-120 (VC-137A)jet aircraft,designatedSAM (Special Air Missions) 970, 971and972.[29][30]

The high-speedjettechnology built into these aircraft enabled presidents from Eisenhower through Nixon to travel long distances more quickly for face-to-face meetings with world leaders.[31]Then-Vice PresidentRichard Nixonfirst used a VC-137A on his visit to Russia in July 1959 for theKitchen Debates.The following month, Eisenhower became the first president to fly via jet airplane when he usedSAM 970,nicknamed"Queenie",to meet German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. During Eisenhower's "Flight to Peace"goodwill tour in December 1959, he visited 11 Asian nations, flying 22,000 miles (35,000 km) in 19 days, twice as fast as he could have covered that distance in one of theColumbines.[20][32][33]

SAM 970toSAM 972would be removed from the presidential role with the early-1960s arrival of the specially built VC-137C designatedSAM 26000.The older planes would be repainted in the Loewy secondary livery designed forAir Force Twoand other non-presidential VIP aircraft.SAM 970is now on display atThe Museum of FlightinSeattle,Washington.[31]SAM 971,best remembered for returning the Americans held during theIran hostage crisisin 1981, is on display at thePima Air and Space MuseuminTucson, Arizona.[34]SAM 972was scrapped in October 1996.[citation needed]

Loewy's livery design

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Raymond Loewy's initial design proposal
Vice PresidentLyndon B. Johnsonis sworn in as President aboardSAM 26000followingJohn F. Kennedy'sassassination

The newVC-137Cwas not yet modified for presidential service whenJohn F. Kennedytook office in 1961. On the recommendation of his wife,Jacqueline Kennedy,he contacted the French-born American industrial designerRaymond Loewyfor help in designing new livery and interiors for the VC-137C.[6][35][36]

Loewy, who had seenSAM 970,complained to a friend in theWhite Housethat it "had a garish orange nose and looked too much like a military plane", Air Force One historian and former Smithsonian curator Von Hardesty toldCNN.He offered Kennedy his design consultation services free of charge.[7][37]

Kennedy chose a red-and-gold design from one of Loewy's initial concept sketches, and asked him to render the design all in blue. Loewy also drew inspiration from the first printed copy of theUnited States Declaration of Independence,suggesting the widely spaced and upper case"United States of America"legend inCaslontypeface. He chose to expose the polished aluminum fuselage on the bottom side and used two blues,steel blue associated with the early republic and the presidency, and a more contemporary water blue to represent an America both rooted in the past and flying inexorably into the future. Thepresidential sealwas added to both sides of the fuselage near the nose and a large American flag was painted on the tail. Loewy's work won immediate praise from the president and the press. Thecheatlinesuggested a sleek and horizontal image that mirrored America'sJet Ageoptimism and prosperity of the era, and today signifies its legacy and tradition.[7][38][39][40]

Loewy's VC-137C livery was adapted for the largerVC-25Awhen it entered service in 1990, and the secondary variation (without the darker blue cheatline and cap over the cockpit) is still in use on USAFC-40,C-37,C-32,andC-20aircraft in standard (non-presidential) VIP configurations. The presidential paint scheme can also be seen onUnion Pacific 4141,the locomotive used inGeorge H. W. Bush's funeral train.[41][20]

SAM 26000

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Main article:VC-137C SAM 26000
SAM 26000used for PresidentKennedythroughClinton,shown in AF2 livery

UnderJohn F. Kennedy,presidential air travel entered the jet age.[42]Although he could use the Eisenhower-era jets for trips to Canada, France,Austria,and the United Kingdom, when he came into office, his primary aircraft domestically was still a prop poweredDouglas VC-118A Liftmaster.[43]In October 1962, the modified long-range Boeing VC-137C StratolinerSAM 26000,featuring livery designed by Loewy would be delivered, and immediately became an important element of the Kennedy administration's brand.[35]

SAM 26000was in service from 1962 to 1998, serving Presidents Kennedy toClinton.On 22 November 1963,SAM 26000carried President Kennedy to Dallas, Texas, where it served as the backdrop as the Kennedys greeted well-wishers at Dallas'sLove Field.Later that afternoon, Kennedy wasassassinated,and Vice PresidentLyndon Johnsonassumed the office of President and took theoath of officeaboardSAM 26000.On Johnson's orders, the plane carried Kennedy's body back to Washington.[44]A decade later,SAM 26000took Johnson's body home to Texas after his state funeral in Washington.[45][46][47]

TheU.S. Air Forceusually does not have fighter aircraft escort the presidential aircraft over the United States but it has occurred. The first instance came during thestate funeral of John F. Kennedywhen it was followed by 50 fighters (20 Navy and 30 Air Force), representing the states of the union.[48][49]

Johnson usedSAM 26000to travel extensively domestically and to visit troops in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.SAM 26000served President Nixon on several groundbreaking overseas voyages, including his famousvisit to the People's Republic of Chinain February 1972 and his trip to theSoviet Unionlater that year, both firsts for an American president.[50]Nixon dubbed the plane the "Spirit of '76" in honor of the forthcoming bicentennial of the United States; that logo was painted on both sides of the plane's nose.[51]

SAM 27000

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SAM 27000served PresidentsNixontoGeorge W. Bush.

SAM 26000 was replaced in December 1972 by another VC-137C,Special Air Mission 27000,although SAM 26000 was relegated to non-presidential VIP status (and repainted without the darker blue cap and cheatline), it served as a backup toSAM 27000until it was finally retired in 1998.[45]

In June 1974, while President Nixon was on his way to a scheduled stop inSyria,Syrian fighter jets intercepted Air Force One to act as escorts. The crew was not informed in advance, so took evasive action including a dive.[52]

After announcing his intention to resign the presidency, Nixon boardedSAM 27000(with call sign "Air Force One" ) to travel to California. Colonel Ralph Albertazzie, then pilot of Air Force One, recounted that afterGerald Fordwas sworn in as president, the plane had to be redesignated asSAM 27000,indicating no president was on board the aircraft. Over Jefferson City, Missouri, Albertazzie radioed: "Kansas City,this was Air Force One. Will you change our call sign to Sierra Alpha Mike (SAM) 27000? "Back came the reply:" Roger, Sierra Alpha Mike 27000. Good luck to the President. "[53]

Boeing VC-25A

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SAM 28000 sits on the ramp as SAM 29000 descends on final approach toHickam Fieldwith PresidentGeorge W. Bush

ThoughRonald Reagan's two terms as president saw no major changes to Air Force One, the manufacture of the presidential aircraft version of the747began during his presidency. The USAF issued aRequest For Proposalin 1985 for two wide-body aircraft with a minimum of three engines and an unrefueled range of 6,000 miles (9,700 km). Boeing with the 747 and McDonnell Douglas with theDC-10submitted proposals, and theReagan Administrationordered two identical 747s to replace the aging 707 VC-137 variants he used.[6][54]The interior designs, drawn up by First LadyNancy Reagan,were reminiscent of theAmerican Southwest.[54]

21st century

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SAM 28000flying overMount Rushmorein February 2001
PresidentBarack Obamameets with staff mid-flight aboard Air Force One, in theconference roomon 3 April 2009

When PresidentGeorge W. Bushleft office in January 2009, he flew to Texas in a VC-25 that used call sign SAM 28000, as it did not carry the current president of the United States. Similar arrangements were made for former presidentsRonald Reagan,Bill Clinton,andBarack Obama.[citation needed]PresidentDonald Trumpflew to his Mar-a-Lago estate shortly before his tenure as president ended, under the Air Force One call sign.[55]

After the deaths of former PresidentsGerald Fordand Ronald Reagan, VC-25 aircraft flew their remains to their home states ofMichiganand California, respectively.[citation needed]

On 27 April 2009, a low-flying VC-25 circled New York City for aphoto-opandtraining exercise,alarming many New Yorkers.[56]

During Joe Biden's2023 visit to Ukraine,the Air Force One call sign was not used for the C-32 aircraft he flew toPoland;to increase secrecy, the call sign wasSAM060.[57]

Logistical support

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The presidential limousine being sent via Boeing C-17 prior to the arrival ofAir Force One.

When flying with the President, Air Force One rarely flies alone. It is often accompanied by a fleet of aircraft that can include the back-up VC-25, cargo aircraft, and tankers.[58]In such cases, up to half a dozen cargo aircraft, such as theBoeing C-17 Globemaster IIIor theLockheed C-5 Galaxy,precede AF1 by a couple days or more, bringing thepresidential limousineandSikorsky VH-60 Black Hawkhelicopters, along with Secret Service personnel and several hundred maintenance crew. Longer trips are accompanied by tankers, such as theMcDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender,to limit the need to stop for fuel and ensure that AF1 does not take fuel from an unvetted source.[58][59]

The support aircraft will often use several airports in a region to minimize the impact to one particular airport, and Secret Service may also preposition a GulfstreamC-37BorBoeing E-4in a neighboring region for backup.[60][61]

In addition to the President, staff, and flight crew, a VC-25A can carry 102 guests in typical domestic business-classseats.The back-up VC-25 typically flies with 14 crew, two pilots, six flight crew, two cooks, and four flight attendants. When transporting the President, the primary VC-25A has three cooks and 15 flight attendants, 20 or more Secret Service agents, and some 40 members of the presidentialpress pool.During international state visits, another aircraft may be chartered to accommodate another 150 or more journalists and security personnel.[58]

11 September attacks

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PresidentGeorge W. Bushaboard a VC-25 on 11 September 2001, the day of theSeptember 11 attacks

On11 September 2001,George W. Bush was interrupted as he attended an event atEmma E. Booker Elementary SchoolinSarasota, Florida,afteran airplanehit the South Tower of theWorld Trade Centerin New York City. He took off on a VC-25 fromSarasota-Bradenton International Airportpiloted by Colonel Mark Tillman, the senior pilot of Air Force One that day.

Some time later, air traffic controllers warned Tillman that a passenger jet was nearby and not responding to radio calls. Tillman recalls: "As we got overGainesville, Florida,we got the word from Jacksonville Center. They said, 'Air Force One you have traffic behind you and basically above you that is descending into you, we are not in contact with them – they have shut their responder [sic] off.' And at that time it kind of led us to believe maybe someone was coming into us in Sarasota, they saw us take off, they just stayed high and are following us at this point. We had no idea what the capabilities of the terrorists were at that point. "[62]Tillman then flew Air Force One over theGulf of Mexicoin order, he later said, to test whether the other aircraft would follow. The other jet continued on its route, and Tillman said that it was later explained to him that an airliner had lost itstransponder,which normally broadcasts an electronic identification signal, and that the pilots on board neglected to switch to another radio frequency.

Later, Tillman received a warning of an imminent attack on Air Force One. "We got word from the vice president and the staff that 'Angel was next,' indicating the classified call sign for Air Force One. Once we got into the Gulf [of Mexico] and they passed to us that 'Angel was next,' at that point I asked for fighter support. If an airliner was part of the attack, it would be good to have fighters on the wing to go ahead and take care of us." At this point, Tillman said that the plan to fly the president back to Washington, D.C., was aborted due to concerns that Air Force One would be attacked atAndrews Air Force Base.Instead, Tillman landed atBarksdale Air Force Base,Louisiana,andOffutt Air Force Base,Nebraska,where the president made a speech.[62]After these stops, the president was returned to Washington, D.C.

The next day, officials at theWhite Houseand theJustice Departmentexplained that President Bush did this because there was "specific and credible information that the White House and Air Force One were also intended targets".[63]The White House could not confirm evidence of a threat to Air Force One, and investigation found the original claim to be a result of miscommunication.[64]

Planned replacement

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VC-25B

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Main article:Boeing VC-25B
Illustration of the VC-25B color scheme announced March 2023

The VC-25As are to be replaced as the cost of maintaining the aging systems on their 30-year-old airframes and less efficient GE-CF6 engines has begun to surpass the cost of acquiring a new aircraft.[65]On 28 January 2015, the Air Force announced that theBoeing 747-8would be the next presidential aircraft.[66][67]On 6 December 2016, President-electDonald Trumptweetedhis opposition to the Air Force One replacement because of its high cost, "more than $4 billion". The USGovernment Accountability Officeestimated the total cost at $3.2 billion, and the US Air Force's budget for the program is projected to be nearly $4 billion. In December 2016, Boeing was on contract for preliminary development worth $170 million (~$212 million in 2023).[68][69][70]

On 1 August 2017,Defense Onereported that, in an effort to pay less for the replacement program, the US Air Force contracted to purchase two of the bankrupt Russian airlineTransaero's undelivered 747-8 Intercontinentals from Boeing, which was storing them in theMojave Desertto prevent corrosion. These airplanes, which were completed in 2013,[71]would be retrofitted with all essential equipment to serve as the next presidential aircraft, albeit without certain capabilities such asaerial refueling.[72][73]

Supersonic aircraft

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In September 2020, the US Air Force announced several Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate contracts signed with aircraft manufacturers to begin development of asupersonic aircraftthat could function as Air Force One. Contracts have been signed withExosonic,[74]Hermeus,[75][76]andBoom.[77]

Other presidential aircraft

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VC-6A used as Air Force One

During theJohnson Administration,the United States Air Force acquired aBeechcraft King Air B90which was designatedVC-6A(66-7943).[78]The aircraft was used to transportPresident JohnsonbetweenBergstrom Air Force Baseand his family ranch nearJohnson City, Texas,[79]and was used at least once to transport the President toPrinceton, New Jersey.[80]It was referred to asLady Bird's airplaneand later in its service life featured a basic color scheme similar to civilian aircraft.[81]When the President was aboard, the aircraft used the call sign Air Force One.[80]

United Airlinesis the only commercial airline to have operatedExecutive One,the call sign given to a civilian flight on which the US president is aboard. On 26 December 1973, PresidentRichard Nixonand his family flew as commercial passengers on a UnitedDC-10fromWashington DullestoLos Angeles International Airport.His staff explained that this was done to conserve fuel by not having to fly the usual Boeing 707 Air Force aircraft.[82]

A USAFGulfstream Vin VIP livery

In November 1999, PresidentBill Clintonflew fromAnkara,Turkey, toCengiz Topel Naval Air Stationoutside Izmit, Turkey, aboard a markedC-20C(Gulfstream III) using the call signAir Force One,escorted by three F-16s.[83]

On 8 March 2000, President Clinton flew to Pakistan aboard an unmarkedGulfstream IIIwhile another aircraft with the call signAir Force Oneflew on the same route a few minutes later. This diversion was reported by several US press outlets.[84][85][86]

On 1 May 2003, PresidentGeorge W. Bushflew in the co-pilot seat of a Sea Control Squadron Thirty-Five (VS-35)S-3B VikingfromNaval Air Station North Island,California to the aircraft carrierUSSAbraham Lincolnoff the California coast, where Bush delivered his"Mission Accomplished" speech.During the flight, the aircraft used the call sign of "Navy One"for the first time. This aircraft is now on display at theNational Naval Aviation MuseumatNaval Air Station Pensacola,Florida.[87]

Barack Obamaused the GulfstreamC-37variant on a personal trip in 2009 to visit the production ofAugust Wilson'sJoe Turner's Come and Gonein New York.[88][89]

SeveralBoeing C-17 Globemaster IIIstypically accompany the president whenever he travels, carrying thepresidential limousinesand other support vehicles, and have been rumored to have discreetly transported presidents and vice presidents in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan without using theAir Force Onecall sign.[90][91]

ABoeing C-32(Boeing 757) that was occasionally used as Air Force One until the arrival of newer C-32s in the 2010s. Today, this plane flies the vice president (serving asAir Force Two) or other senior officials.

Since 1998, the president has occasionally flown aboard an Air ForceC-32,anarrow-body jetbased on theBoeing 757airliner.[92][93]The Air Force bought four C-32s in 1996 to fly the president to airports whose runways were too small to accommodate the larger VC-25, or as emergency backup. Today, these aircraft are used to fly vice presidents and other senior officials.[94]The C-32 has also been used by Presidents when use of the VC-25 could present operational risks. For example in 2023 when President Biden traveled to Ukraine via Poland using the C-32 to avoid the publicity of the VC-25.[95]

In the 2010s, the Air Force acquired a second set of four 757s for presidential transport, assigning them tail numbers 90015, 90016, 90017, and 90018. Service officials do not acknowledge that these aircraft exist, although they are routinely photographed in presidential service.[94]

Vice presidents have used a VC-25 on longer trips, using theAir Force Twocall sign.[96]

The president regularly flies in helicopters (call signMarine One) operated by the U.S. Marine Corps.[97]

Aircraft on display

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Lockheed JetStarused by President Johnson on display at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
PresidentGeorge W. Bush,First LadyLaura Bush,and former first ladyNancy ReagantouredSAM 27000,housed at theRonald Reagan Presidential Libraryin October 2005

ALockheed JetStarused byLyndon Johnsonduring his presidency is on display at the LBJ Ranch (now theLyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park) inStonewall, Texas.The ranch's runway was too small to accommodate the Boeing 707, so President Johnson would fly it toBergstrom AFBinAustin,then transfer to the smaller JetStar for the short flight to the ranch.[98]Another JetStar used during the Johnson presidency is on display at theHill Aerospace Museumwhich uncovered presidential markings on the plane while stripping the paint for restoration.[99]

AMcDonnell Douglas VC-9Cused byRonald ReaganandBill Clintonis on display atCastle Air MuseuminAtwater, California,[100]next to the formerCastle Air Force Base.Another VC-9C has been atAir Mobility Command MuseuminDover, Delaware,since 2011.[101]

VC-137BSAM 970,used from 1959 to 1962 as Air Force One and until 1996 in the presidential fleet, is on display atThe Museum of FlightinSeattle,Washington.[31]

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A fictionalized version of Air Force One is depicted in the 1997 feature filmAir Force One.The cabin was built to scale and is as accurate as the production designers could possibly make it. "There weren’t any blueprints or floor plans available, so we had to watch CNN to see what the inside looked like," said the film’s directorWolfgang Petersen.[102]

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Notes

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