Air Force One

I just watched a bio on Paul Tibbets (Enola Gay Pilot) and he talked about
flying Ike to Gabraltor before the North African invasion. According to the
story Ike thought he was one of the best pilots he had ever flown with.
Tibbets said that meant more to him because Ike had private lic.


"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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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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