MAKE A MEME View Large Image Sacred Cow airplane.jpg Original caption The Sacred Cow the most historic aircraft then in commission made its final flight at 11 10 A M Tuesday October 17th before going into retirement and enshrinement Major General Brooke Allen Commander ...
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Keywords: Sacred Cow airplane.jpg Original caption The Sacred Cow the most historic aircraft then in commission made its final flight at 11 10 A M Tuesday October 17th before going into retirement and enshrinement Major General Brooke Allen Commander of Headquarters Command who was the first American bomber air pilot to go into combat in World War II landed the Air Force C-54 that flew both President Franklin D Roosevelt and President Harry S Truman during World War II at Andrews Air Force Base after making an eight mile flight from Bolling The Sacred Cow nicknamed by Fleet Admiral William Leahy flew more than 1 500 000 miles equivalent to 70 times around the world was turned over to the National Air Museum The military ceremony transferring The Sacred Cow that has logged 12 135 hours and 25 minutes took place at Andrews Air Force Base 11 A M Monday December 4 1961 General Allen the pilot of the Cow 's last flight was able to take off the first B-17 bomber when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor December 7th 1941 from Hickam Air Force Base The photo is from http //www trumanlibrary org/photographs/view php id 2608 specifically http //www trumanlibrary org/photographs/69-1713 jpg 1961-10-17 Author PD-USGov Douglas VC-54C Sacred Cow 1961 in the United States Aircraft facing left Black and white photographs of aircraft
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