Dwight Eisenhower was a pilot and flew a Rockwell Commander while he was
president. I am not sure if it was actually considered Air Force One. This
was, of course in the 1950's

Doesn't sound right to me. It's hard to prove a negative proposition,
of course, but I see no evidence that Ike every got a pilot's license.
There are many pictures of him flying as a passenger in an L-4 in
Europe, none of him at the controls. There's no entry for "pilot" in
David Eisenhower's wartime biography. I sure would like to know more
about this!

all the best -- Dan Ford
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