My White House Days

Last Updated: 9/15/06

My White House Days - A View from the Bottom
(and a history of Presidential (Air Force One) and other VIP flight)

References

1. 89th Military Airlift Wing, History of Special Air Missions, Andrews AFB, MD, October 1989.

2. Larson, G.C., "The Making of Air Force One," Air & Space/Smithsonian, Vol. 12, no. 3, 1997, pp. 70-74.

3. U.S. Air Force Photo by Buddy L. Pettit.

4. TerHorst, J.F., and Albertazzie, R., The Flying White House - The Story of Air Force One, Bantam, 1979.

5. White House Photo by Capt. Cecil Stoughton, Nov. 22, 1963.

6. Vogel, S., "Countdown for the First Air Force One," The Washington Post, March 17, 1998, pg. B1.

7. U.S. Air Force Photo, Detachment-5, HQ AAVS (MAC).

8. Mack, T., "Flying Off into the Sunset - First Presidential Jet Retires in Dignity, The Washington Post , June 18, 1996, pg. B1.

9. http://www.bird.ch/bharms/boeing/b707_f_0.htm. Updated October 8, 1999.

10. U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Bette Rankin.

11. Fulghum, D.A., "U.S. Air Force Receives Two New Long-Range Intelligence Aircraft," Aviation Week and Space Technology, Dec. 6, 1999, pp 66-67.

12. Laros, G., The Presidential Plane, Laros Enterprises Publishers, Inc., Easton, PA, 1970.

13. White, G., Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1995.

14. http://www.dm.af.mil/amarc/freeedom.htm, updated 27 Feb. 1998.

15. Burgess, R., "Farewell, Good Samaritan, C-131 Piped Ashore at 36+," Naval Aviation News, Nov. 1990.

16. UPI/Bettman, U.S.News & World Report, May 23, 1994.

17. United State Air Force Museum, 1990 Heritage of Freedom Calendar

18. Dick, R., and Patterson, D., American Eagles, A History of the United States Air Force, Howell Press, Charlottesville, VA, 1997.

19. Greene, K. & R., "Frankly, My Dear ...", as quoted in Forbes, March 9, 1998.

20. Conrad III, B., Pan Am - An Aviation Legend, Woodford Press, Emeryville, CA, 1999.

21. Bowers, P.M., "The Great Clippers, Pt. II", Wings, Vol. 7, No. 6, Dec. 1977, pp. 10-23, 46-52.

22. Mikesh, R.C., "Lockheed C-121A Constellations in USAF and Civilian Service," American Aviation Historical Society Journal, Vol. 25, No. 1, Spring 1980, pp 10-18.

23. Cook, Steve, The Connie Project, Traverse City, Michigan (personal communication, 7/10/98). (The British magazine Fly Past will soon publish an article of Steve's in which he documents all the remaining Constellations.)

24. "President Takes First Hop in Lycoming Powered Plane," Lycorama, Lycoming Division Avco Manufacturing Corporation, Williamsport, PA, Vol. 1, No. 4, June 1955.

25. Van der Linden, R.Robert, editor, Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum, 4th Ed., Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991.

26. USAF Photo by Ken Hackman.

27. Davis, Lt. Col. D., Personal Communication, April 22, 1999.

28. Proctor, P., "Air Force Exploits Speed, Range of Gulfstream C-20 in VIP Role," Aviation Week and Space Technology , June 8, 1987.

29. Babcock, C.R., and Devroy, A., "Sununu Takes Dozens of Military Flights," The Washington Post, April 21, 1991.

30. "New Air Force One Undergoes Refueling Tests," Aviation Week & Space Technology, April 30, 1990.

31. "Extensively Modified 747-200 Enters Service as New Air Force One," Aviation Week & Space Technology, Sept. 24, 1990.

32. Bush, G., "Man Oh Man, Was It Comfortable," Forbes FYI, Winter 1996.

33. General Accounting Office, "Costs and Accounting for the President's 1998 Trips to Africa, Chile and China," GAO/NSIAD-99-164, Sept. 1999.

34. Ott, J., "Executive Transports Set for USAF Fleet," Aviation Week and Space Technology, Jan. 5, 1998, pg. 31.

35. Hopkins, R.S.III, Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More than just a Tanker," , Midland Publishing Ltd., Leicester, England, 1997.

36. Personal Communication, Doug Ranz, 1/2/2001, 12/27/2005, 3/2/06.

37. Personal Communication, Chris Slade, 1/8/2001.

38. Personal Communication, Ralph Pettersen, 2/6/2001.

39. Lindner, William, "Piece of SAM FOX history retires after 40 years work," Capital Flyer, October 9, 1998.

40. Air Classics Magazine, Nov. 2002, as relayed by Charles M. Eckert, former 608 crew member, June 4, 2003.

Recent Books about Air Force One

Air Force One - A History of the Presidents and Their Planes, Kenneth T. Walsh (Chief White House correspondent for U.S. News and World Report), Hyperion, New York, 2003.

Air Force One, Robert F. Dorr, MBI Publishing, St. Paul, 2002.

Air Force One - The Aircraft That Shaped the Modern Presidency, Von Hardesty, (Curator, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum), NorthWord Press, Chanhassen, MN 2003.

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