Time to meet plane number nine in our #12Planes campaign: the smallest plane ever to be Air Force One, the Aero Commander L-26B of the Commemorative Air Force - Tampa Bay Wing, known as "Ike's Bird." Before jets and helicopters became symbols of presidential travel, President Dwight D. Eisenhower relied on a small fleet of six Aero Commander L-26Bs. Ike's Bird is the only remaining airworthy example from that fleet. This little twin-engine aircraft carried the President, Vice President, and Firs

34K views · 3.4K reactions | Great to witness FiFi and Friends from the Commemorative Air Force land at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport today! Plans call for these aircraft to land at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force tomorrow morning at 0800. | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Facebook

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