LOCKHEED VC-140B "JETSTAR"

Description

The Jetstar - American business class aircraft, used by the U.S. Air Force for a variety of tasks. In total the Air Force received 16 machines of this type. One of the most notable pages in it’s history was its service with the 89th Military Airlift wing of the United States Air Forces, which is engaged in the carriage of top officials. from 1963 to 1989 its passengers included Presidents Lindon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. After the end of their service carreer one of the planes, which had served the presidents most often, was transfered to the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, where it is presently exhibited. (Scale : 1/144e)