Presidential aircraft

President Harry S. Truman exits his plane upon arrival at Boca Chica Naval Airfield in Florida. He is starting on a vacation trip to Florida, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba.

President Harry S. Truman, newspaper in one hand and hat in another, poses for photographers after landing at Boca Chica for the 8-1/2 mile drive to the Naval Station at Key West. On the right in an automobile are Captain Robert L. Dennison, Naval Aide, and Key West Mayor A. Maitland Adams. The airplane Independence is in the background. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

After disembarking from the Independence, President Harry S. Truman is welcomed to Boca Chica Naval Base, Florida, by Captain Cecil C. Adell (left), U.S.N. Commander of the Naval Base. The other men are unidentified. (Same as 66-922) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman (back to camera) prepares to board the Presidential airplane, Independence, for vacation in Florida. Facing him are General Harry Vaughan (left, holding coat) and General Robert Landry (right). All others unidentified.

The Presidential Airplane, The Independence, en route to Key West, Florida.

The Presidential Airplane, The Independence, prepares to depart for Key West, Florida.

A crowd gathers around the presidential airplane, The Independence, as President Harry S. Truman (standing at the base of the stairs) prepares to depart for vacation in Key West, Florida. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman at Washington National Airport, waving farewell as he prepares to board his airplane, "The Independence," for a trip to St. Louis and Independence, Missouri. Others are unidentified.

Special Assistant to the President Averell Harriman (foreground, left) and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (foreground, right) at Washington National Airport to greet President Harry S. Truman upon his return from the Wake Island Conference. The Presidential plane, Independence, is in the background. All others are unidentified.

Photograph of the Presidential Airplane Independence sitting on an airstrip at an unidentified airport. The photo was obtained from the Air Force Museum, probably at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. From: Richard Cull, Jr.