Presidential aircraft

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.

Air Force officer Jim Farrell stands in front of President Harry S. Truman's plane, The Independence, after it landed at Albrook AFB in the Canal Zone. The plane is on the way back to Washington, D.C., after transporting Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla back to Chile. From: Wilfred M. Husted.

President Harry S. Truman's plane, The Independence (top right), taxis down a runway after landing at Albrook Air Force Base in the Canal Zone. The plane is on the way back to Washington, D.C., after transporting Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla back to Chile. From: Wilfred M. Husted.

President Harry S. Truman's plane, The Independence, is shown landing at Albrook Air Force Base in the Canal Zone. The airplane is on the way back to Washington, D.C., after transporting Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla back to Chile. From: Wilfred M. Husted.

Major Jerome Eichholz and two unidentified men stand in front of the presidential plane "The Independence" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Please credit: "Maj. Jerome Eichholz, U.S. Air Force, courtesy Harry S. Truman Library."

Under the wing of the "Independence," President Harry S. Truman (third from left) and Secretary of State George C. Marshall (fourth from the left) stand at attention for the playing of the Brazilian National Anthem. Both are in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the Inter-American Defense Conference. All others are unidentified. Please credit: "Maj. Jerome Eichholz, U.S. Air Force, courtesy Harry S. Truman Library."

President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman disembark from "The Independence," which landed at Galeao Airport on Governor's Island, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The officer is unidentified. President Truman is scheduled to address the Inter-American Defense Conference at the Quitandinha Hotel in Petropolis. Please credit "Maj. Jerome Eichholz, U.S. Air Force, courtesy Harry S. Truman Library."

President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman disembark from "The Independence," which landed at Galeao Airport on Governor's Island, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The officer is unidentified. President Truman is scheduled to address the Inter-American Defense Conference at the Quitandinha Hotel in Petropolis. Please credit "Maj. Jerome Eichholz, U.S. Air Force, courtesy Harry S. Truman Library."

Standing before microphones, President Harry S. Truman (right) has off-the-cuff words of welcome for British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (left) after he alighted from "The Independence" at MATS Terminal, Washington National Airport, on an official visit. See also 67-7575 thru 7578. From: Arthur Marasco, 667 East Street, Lenox, MA 01240

President Harry S. Truman waves goodbye at Washington National Airport's MATS terminal as he prepares to board the Independence for his summer White House at Key West.