Fanofjets From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 1898 posts, RR: 3 Posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 6723 times:
I just found about Presidents Park, an unusual roadside attraction at Williamsburg, VA. Among the 18-foot high presidential busts is a fuselage section representing one of the presidential Boeing 707s. From the few pictures on the Web, I have found, I have determined the following:
* The airframe (nose section) is authentic
* It was an old Boeing 707 (the four thrust levers in the cockpit give that away).
Does anyone know the identity of this airframe? Perhaps it's one of the old VC-137s that was not preserved? Or an old airliner, with the fittings of one of the VC-137 interiors?
KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11742 posts, RR: 51 Reply 1, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 21 hours ago) and read 6612 times:
I doubt it is one of the VC-137s. Boeing and a park in Arizona each have one, the Reagan liberary has one, and the USAF Muesum has one. That is all four VC-137s. there were also two C-137Bs used for passenger transport below the VIP level but I think they are at AMRAC.
ZANL188 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 3261 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 11 hours ago) and read 6542 times:
Quoting KC135TopBoom (Reply 1): I doubt it is one of the VC-137s. Boeing and a park in Arizona each have one, the Reagan liberary has one, and the USAF Muesum has one. That is all four VC-137s. there were also two C-137Bs used for passenger transport below the VIP level but I think they are at AMRAC.
Actually there were 7 VC-137s - 3 VC-137Bs and 4 VC-137Cs
Of the B's 1 went to the Pima Air Museum, 1 went to Museum Of Flight at Boeing Field, and I believe the third was scrapped.
Regarding the Cs 26000 went to the USAF Museum, 27000 went to the Reagan Library, 974 was scrapped, and 973 is now a E-8. Both 974 & 973 were acquired second hand.
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