| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 52-8685 |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-28685 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Piasecki H-21 Workhorse/Shawnee |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Piasecki H-21 Workhorse/Shawnee |
| Aircraft Version: | Piasecki CH-21B Workhorse |
| C/n (msn): | B.47 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Warner Robins - Robins AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Georgia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KWRB IATA: WRB Local: WRB Other: - |
| Collection: | Museum of Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 14 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 808323 |
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First delivered to the 1401st ABW, Andrews AFB, Maryland in August 1955, this CH-21 was later assigned to the Presidential fleet at that base. It carried Bobby Kennedy from the Pentagon to Andrews to meet the flight returning President John F Kennedy's remains to Washington following his assassination in Dallas in November 1963. The aircraft was retired from operational service in April 1971 and transferred to the Museum of Aviation from the National Museum of the Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in 1983 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 May 2025, and has since been viewed 24 times. |