Presidential aircraft

President Harry S. Truman (center) stands on the steps of the airplane "Independence" and greets a crowd after landing in Springfield, Missouri. President Truman is in Springfield to attend the 35th Division Reunion.

Harry S. Truman is greeted by a crowd at Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas upon his first visit to the area after becoming President. Those identified in the crowd are, left to right, Roger T. Sermon, Mayor of Independence, Margaret Truman, daughter of the President, and President Harry S. Truman. The airplane is the "Sacred Cow". Original photograph is oversized. From: Transferred from Museum Collection in 1985.

Harry S. Truman is greeted by a crowd at Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas upon return to the area for the first time after becoming President. The airplane is the "Sacred Cow". Original photograph is oversized. From: Transferred from Museum Collection in 1985.

Harry S. Truman arrives at Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas. Returning to the area for the first time after becoming President, he is greeted by a crowd including his brother, J. Vivian Truman, and daughter, Margaret. The airplane is the "Sacred Cow". Original photograph is oversized. From: Transferred from Museum Collection in 1985.

Harry S. Truman is greeted by a crowd at Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas upon his first return to the area after becoming President. Those identified are, left to right, Roger T. Sermon, Mayor of Independence, J. Vivian Truman, brother of the President, and Margaret Truman, daughter of the President. Original photograph is oversized.

Left to right: Roger T. Sermon, Mayor of Independence, J. Vivian Truman, brother of the President, Margaret Truman, daughter of the President, and President Harry S. Truman, at Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas upon Mr. Truman's first return home after becoming President. The airplane is the "Sacred Cow". Original photograph is oversized. From: Transferred from Museum Collection in 1985.

Harry S. Truman is greeted by Roger T. Sermon, Mayor of Independence, upon his first return to area after becoming President. They are at Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas. The airplane is the "Sacred Cow". Original photograph is oversized. From: Transferred from Museum Collection in 1985.

Margaret and Harry S. Truman deplane at Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas. This is President Truman's first return to Independence, Missouri after becoming President. Unidentified man behind them. The airplane is "Sacred Cow". Original photograph is oversized. From: Transferred from Museum Collection in 1985.

The Independence was President Harry S. Truman's plane.

Officer Jim Farrell holds on to a stick underneath the plane, The Independence, which seems to be holding up the tail section. The plane made a stop at Albrook AFB, Canal Zone, on its way back to Washington, D.C., after transporting Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla back to Chile. From: Wilfred M. Husted.