Eisenhower's Air Force One: Lockheed VC-121A's Remarkable Salvage

A Lockheed Constellation VC-121A, famed as the inaugural Air Force One for President Dwight Eisenhower, was saved from desert obscurity by a team passionate about aviation preservation.

Discovered 2024-04-25T13:25:18.303093-07:00 | 2024-04-25T13:25:18.303093-07:00

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