Guided tour around the first American Presidential plane - the 'Sacred Cow'

Join me in this detailed tour around the first air force one, the Douglas VC-54C “Sacred Cow” based on the C-54 Skymaster and Douglas DC-4. This is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton Ohio.

Thumbnail photo credit: National Museum of the US Air Force
Museum website: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195813/douglas-vc-54c-sacred-cow/

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0:00 intro
0:30 Theodore Roosevelt Wright Flyer
0:44 Douglas Dolphin amphibian RD-2
1:03 Boeing 314 flying boat
1:25 Consolidated C-87A
2:00 Douglas VC-54C
2:52 cockpit and crew
4:56 cabin fuel tanks
6:25 presidential section
7:20 electric elevator
7:45 President Harry S. Truman
8:45 Air Force One name
9:48 Douglas DC-4 and C-54
10:25 V-12 powered Canadair North Star