A Long History
Contrary to popular belief, Air Force One has been around for many decades. The patriarch of the Air Force One lineage was spearheaded by Franklin D. Roosevelt during his administration. He formed the then Presidental Pilot Office, which then in 1944 became the Presidental Airlift Group. For the following fifteen years, the aircraft that served the president were propeller driven in nature. It wasn’t until JFK’s administration that a sitting president flew in a jet built expressly for that very purpose. His aircraft was a modified Boeing 707 jet. Over the years, a variety of jet aircraft has put into service for the president.
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