Air Force One / Sam 970 - Seattle Washington
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Lord Mot
N 47° 31.166 W 122° 17.971
10T E 552736 N 5263127
Located at the Museum of Flight next to the Concorde.
Waymark Code: WMBMFA
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 06/02/2011
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The first presidential jet plane, a specially built Boeing 707-120, is known as SAM (Special Air Missions) 970. This aircraft, as well as any other Air Force aircraft, carried the call sign "Air Force One" when the president was aboard. Delivered in 1959 to replace Eisenhower's Super-Constellation, the high-speed jet transport is a flying Oval Office with a modified interior and sophisticated communication equipment.
Jet technology gave a president the opportunity to meet face-to-face with world leaders easily. SAM 970 has carried presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon as well as VIPs such as Nikita Khrushchev and Henry Kissinger.
In 1962, SAM 970 was replaced by a newer Boeing VC-137C. But SAM 970 remained in the presidential fleet, ferrying VIPs and the vice-president, until June of 1996.
This aircraft is on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Boeing VC-137B 707
Tail Number: (S/N): 86970
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Museum of Flight
inside / outside: outside
Access restrictions:
Can be visit during open hours of the Museum of Flight.
Other Information:: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.