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 ...
President Dwight Eisenhower became the first US president to travel by jet when he flew on a new Air Force One plane in 1959. The jet, known as SAM (Special Air Missions) 970, was customized to ...
It is the US Air Force's most expensive plane to operate, at $159,529 per hour. Air Force One, the US president's aircraft, is known as the "flying Oval Office" for its ability to function as a ...