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The "Sacred Cow."

62-794
Accession Number
62-794
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 336562637
Related Collection
Ross, Charles G. Papers
Keywords
Presidential aircraft
HST Keywords
Airplanes - Sacred Cow
Rights

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Description
The aircraft "Sacred Cow" was in service from June 1944 to June 1947 and used by former Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. It was a C-54, piloted by Colonel Henry Myers. The name Sacred Cow was not the official name and the army only used numbers in the naming of planes. The origin of the name is not known.
Date(s)
1944