| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "272252" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas VC-54C Skymaster |
| C/n (msn): | 7470 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Sacred Cow |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 6 August 2009 |
| Photo by: | Bob Thomas |
| Photo ID: | 414488 |
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Built as VC-54C USAAF s/n 42-107451. This was the first a/c outfitted for presidential use. It was used once by Franklin Roosevelt, that being his flight to Yalta and back in 1945. On that flight it was marked with a false serial number on the vertical fin. The a/c has been restored to the markings for that flight. Later used by President Harry Truman from 1945 through 1947 when it was replaced by a VC-118. This photo was taken in the old presidential a/c hangar (the a/c were wedged in, not good for photography!). Now on display in the new Presidential Gallery in the main museum. This photo is copyright © Bob Thomas, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 November 2021, and has since been viewed 148 times. |