Eisenhower entered the same airspace as a commercial airline flight using the same flight number. The 'Air Force One' call sign was created in 1953, after a Lockheed Constellation carrying President Dwight D. Roosevelt to the Yalta Conference in February 1945 and was used for another two years by President Harry S. A C-54 Skymaster was then converted for presidential use dubbed the Sacred Cow, it carried President Franklin D. The idea of designating specific military aircraft to transport the president arose during World War II when military advisors in the War Department were concerned about the risk of using commercial airlines for presidential travel. Air Force aircraft modified and used to transport the president and a metonym for the primary presidential aircraft, VC-25, although it can be used to refer to any Air Force aircraft the president travels on. In common parlance, the term is used to denote U.S. Cox Dayton International Airport, October 2012Īir Force One is the official air traffic control designated call sign for a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States. SAM 29000, one of two VC-25As used as Air Force One, approaching James M. For other uses, see Air Force One (disambiguation). For the Nike sneaker, see Air Force (shoe).
For the 1997 film, see Air Force One (film). For the current aircraft most commonly used as Air Force One, see Boeing VC-25.
