The First Air Force One Has Taken To The Skies Once Again

Since then, the designated VVIP aircraft that carry the President are referred to loosely as Air Force One, although the callsign only is used when the President is onboard the aircraft. Additionally, if the President were to fly on an Army aircraft it would be “Army One,” or in the rare case the aircraft was not of military ownership, it would be called “Executive One.”

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Columbine II, which was named by First Lady Mamie Eisenhower after the state flower of Colorado, had been rotting away at Marana Airport in Arizona before Karl Stoltzfus Sr., founder of Dynamic Aviation, bought it about a year ago.

With the help of a team of volunteers from the Mid America Flight Museum, the historic aircraft was rapidly restored to flying status. Now, the “Connie” has taken to the skies on a cross-country voyage, heading to Virginia where she will be cosmetically restored and further mechanically reconditioned by Dynamic Aviation. Along the way she made a stop in Mount Pleasant Texas, the home of the Mid America Flight Museum.