By Apr '47: Completed; modifications for presidential use included extra fuel tanks for range of 4400 miles, three closely-spaced windows on starboard side for stateroom; it could carry 25 passengers. Jul '47: TOS USAF. Oct'50: Most historic flight when President Truman flew to Wake Island to discuss the Korean situation with Gen. MacArthur. May'53: Retired as the President's plane and assigned to Special Air Mission flights. 1965: Retired and flown to Patterson Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH for display at the Air Force Museum.

The VAW-115 CAG-bird while playing the circuit of NAS Fallon. The Hawkeye-2000 was deployed from homebase MCAS Iwakuni (Japan) supporting work-ups for an upcoming cruise with the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). Only months after this picture was taken, the E-2C was damaged when electric arcing led to a hangar bay fire on board CVN-76 on 18 October 2015. The Hawkeye was moved to NADep North Island (CA) and is reported stored since.

Severely damaged on October 18, 2015 when it caught fire in the USS George Washington hangar bay. It does not appear to have been returned to service. C/N not available.

President Truman flying over flooded area. Note improper serial presentation on the presidential aircraft - the tail number should read 6505 according to the rules. Photo from: George Skadding / Life