Lieutenant Colonel Henry Tift Myers, Sr., a native of Tifton, Georgia, was the first Presidential pilot, and transported Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman around the world. He captained of a trio of legendary airplanes— “The Guess Where II,” “The Sacred Cow” and “The Independence”—that were forerunners to the modern Air Force One. He also piloted several members of Congress, high ranking military officers, visiting royalty, and other VIPs and guests of the United States government. Among his notable passengers were Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Mexican President Miguel Alemán, King George II of Greece, and Winston Churchill. He captained the 1943 global war front flight that carried Senator Richard B. Russell and the Special Senate Subcommittee to inspect military installations. Myers was also the holder of a number of air speed and flight distance records.
Photograph of U.S. President Harry S. Truman's airplane, a Douglas VC-54C Skymaster (s/n 42-107451) nicknamed "The Sacred Cow", The aircraft is today as "42-72252" on display at the National Museum of the USAF. Originally 42-72252 was C-54A-15-DC (c/n 10357/DC88) missing since 11 November 1944 over the South Atlantic. This serial number was used by the VC-54C 42-107451 when it flew President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Yalta Conference in 1945 (probably out of security reasons).
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