Presidential aircraft

President Harry S. Truman (center, in grey coat) greets President Carlos Prio Socarras of Cuba and his official party at National Airport in Washington D.C. Others are unidentified.

From left to right, First Lady Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and President Harry S. Truman are greeted by Captain Cecil Adell as they step off the plane at the Boca Chica airport in Florida. The President and family will continue on to Key West to begin their vacation. Visible in the background, second from the right, is Press Secretary Charles Ross. All others are unidentified.

The Presidential airplane, the "Sacred Cow" arrives at Boca Chica Naval Airfield, Florida, at the start of President Harry S. Truman's vacation to Florida, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. All people are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) greets his pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Myers (left) as he prepared to board his plane for a short vacation to Key West, Florida.

On his return home from a Caribbean tour, President Harry S. Truman is de-boarding the "Sacred Cow" in Key West, Florida where he will vacation for a time. President Truman (front) is followed by Admiral William Leahy. Others are unidentified.

Before boarding his plane at the National Airport in Washington, D. C., President Harry S. Truman has a hearty handshake for Colonel Henry Myers (left), his former pilot, and Lieutenant Colonel Francis W. Williams (right) who was at the controls of the Sacred Cow for the first time with the President aboard when the Chief Executive took off for a two-week Caribbean and Florida vacation. Colonel Myers, who went along as far as Key West, has been "breaking in" his successor. Others in the background are unidentified.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party exit the presidential plane, the Independence, upon their arrival at the Boca Chica air base in Key West, Florida. Sailors and United States Navy officers are waiting to greet the President's party. All are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 5.

As President Harry S. Truman says goodbye and poses for photographers before boarding the presidential plane in Key West, Florida, his daughter Margaret Truman snaps a photo of him from the other angle. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman (center, left) arrives at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska for conferences regarding the Missouri River Flood. All others are unidentified.

Her Majesty, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, Prince Bernhard, and the crew of the Independence pose for a picture following the arrival in Georgia for the Queen's vacation at Sea Island. From left to right: Sergeant Willard, Major Minton, Colonel Francis Williams, General Robert Landry, Queen Juliana, Prince Bernhard, Sergeant Mitko, Mr. Lucas, Sgt. Borega, Major Christensen, Sgt. Campbell, Sgt. Robinson, Sgt. Hughes, and Sgt. Winslow.