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Nixon was the first president to use this Air Force One, dubbing it and its sister plane, SAM 26000, the "Spirit of '76", having that phrase painted on the nose of the two aircraft, although later removed by President Carter.
Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as president aboard Air Force One following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. SAM 26000 was the first of two Boeing VC-137C United States Air Force aircraft specifically configured and maintained for use by the President of the United States.
Air Force One is the official air traffic control-designated call sign for a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the president 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 a metonym for the primary presidential aircraft, VC-25 , although it can be ...
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.
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg says Elon Musk is helping speed up the arrival of the Next Air Force One. The planemaker has lost more than $2 billion producing the long-delayed presidential aircraft.
A fleet of Boeing 747-8 jets will serve as the next presidential aircraft, according to an Air Force statement. They will replace an aging collection of Boeing VC-25 airplanes.
Air transports for heads of state and government are, in many countries, provided by the air force in specially equipped airliners or business jets.One such aircraft in particular has become part of popular culture: Air Force One, used by the President of the United States and operated by the United States Air Force.
It was established after a 1954 incident in which a commercial flight, Eastern Air Lines 8610, crossed paths with Air Force 8610, which was carrying President Eisenhower. Initially used informally, the designation became official in 1962, and this was the start of calling the Presidential aircraft Air Force One. [11] [12] [10] [13]