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| Keywords: VC-118 The Independence 1951.jpg Photograph of President Harry S Truman's airplane a Douglas VC-118 s/n 46-505 called The Independence as it prepares to depart Washington National Airport to carry Truman to Key West Florida USA for a vacation on 2 March 1951 In 1947 USAAF officials ordered the 29th production DC-6 to be modified as a replacement for the aging Douglas VC-54C Skymaster Sacred Cow presidential aircraft It differed from the standard DC-6 configuration in that the aft fuselage was converted into a stateroom Also the main cabin seated 24 passengers or could be made up into 12 sleeper berths The VC-118 was formally commissioned by the USAAF on 4 July 1947 and was nicknamed Independence for Truman ™s hometown in Missouri USA The aircraft is today in display at the National Museum of the USAF 200294 1951-03-02 Author Douglas VC-118 Independence Aircraft at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport PD-USGov | ||||
