On Feb. 19, visitors can celebrate Presidents Day while commemorating 60 years of the Air Force. The Presidential Gallery, located on the secure part of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, houses the Sacred Cow, as well as the pen used by Truman to sign the National Security Act.
The gallery also holds eight other presidential aircraft used to transport former U.S. presidents, kings, queens and heads of state from nations all over the world. The collection includes the Boeing VC-137C SAM 26000 Air Force One, the plane that brought Kennedy's body back from Dallas in 1963, the Douglas VC-118 Independence and the Lockheed VC-121E Columbine III. In addition, the gallery holds artifacts such as playing cards, matches and note paper used by former U.S. presidents.
In the Air Power Gallery, the museum highlights President Reagan's years of military service in the "Celebrities in Uniform" exhibit. Items such as identification cards, lapel pins, a military overcoat, and various documents are on display. -- www.nationalmuseum.af.mil
Posted February 16th, 2007 by ruzik_tuzik
