THE FIRST AIR FORCE ONE

oh 333 in 1953 a near midair Collision took place over New York City involving Eastern Airlines flight 8610 and Air Force flight 8610 air traffic controllers later learned that Air Force 8610 was carrying president Dwight D Eisenhower as a result of this in ident the call sign Air Force One was created Air Force One I just want to verify after H you're going Direct tatou that's perative Air Force One the Air Force Lockheed Constellation carrying Eisenhower that day Coline 2 serial number 48610 thus became the first Air Force One Coline 2 is the only primary presidential aircraft ever sold by the United States government the plane was sold in 1970 to Mel chryler a Wyoming businessman who operated a large scale crop dusting Enterprise at an Air Force auction Chrysler bid on a lot of five nondescript constellations not knowing that one of them was Coline 2 he used them and was going to use all five of them for uh spraying uh this this airplane was the worst of the lot and so he left it behind to uh use it for parts the Smithsonian was doing some research into all the presidential aircraft and uh they contacted him and asked him if he knew that he owned this airplane or if he'd sold it and he said yes he still owned it and they informed him at that point that this was Eisenhower's Coline 2 and he was about ready to cut it up then he decided not to and for the next 10 years he tried to find a way to restore it the aircraft has a long and storied history it carried not only the president of the United States but many other notable figures including Queen Elizabeth II Richard Nixon and John Dulles Eisenhower's famous Adams for peace speech was written aboard Coline 2 this greatest of destructive forces can be developed into a great Boom for the benefit of all mankind the lock heat constellation is one of the most iconic aircraft ever flown known for its graceful shape and impressive performance today Coline 2 is a forgotten American I decaying in the Sor desert north of Tucson Arizona the plane won't last much longer this way and without attention it may be scrapped we believe that would be a terrible loss we hope you'll agree by telling others about this video by circulating it through social media and Word of Mouth it's a glimpse into our past and why we do things the way we do today you know not only is it Eisenhower's plane but it's the plane that started the Air Force One moniker and it's the only one that's not in a museum it belongs in a museum where people can see it and appreciate it we hope to produce a documentary about the restoration of this important piece of American History so it can make its way to a final resting place where it belongs a

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Length: 5min 0sec (300 seconds)

Published: Mon Jun 02 2014