Most Interesting Facts About Air Force One

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The term Air Force One is not given to one particular aircraft, rather it is a call sign given to any fixed wing aircraft on which the US President is a passenger. As such, there are two aircrafts that fly with each other, one serves as backup to another. Conversely, in 1959, Air Force One was equipped to be a military plane. The Cold War meant all bets were off for American national security, which is the mentality that led CIA director Allen Dulles to turn Air Force One into a spy plane. The year was 1959 and, for a short time, cameras were secretly installed in the plane’s wheel wells that were so powerful they could read license plates from 29,000 feet above. It was indeed a command center that ensures that national security of the United States of American from threats both foreign and domestic.