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President Truman Leaves Washington for a Caribbean Vacation

92-40
Accession Number
92-40
7.5 x 8.5
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 346168485
Keywords
Presidential aircraft
Presidents
Air pilots
HST Keywords
Airports - Washington Airport; Airplanes - Scared Cow; Truman - Planes - Aboard - 1948; Truman - Trips - Key West - 1948
People Pictured
Myers, Henry T. (Henry Tift), 1907-1968
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Williams, Francis W., 1906-1985
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Associated Press

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman left Washington by air today for a Caribbean vacation. Mr. Truman, en route to Key West, Florida, on the first lap of a 2-week trip which includes inspection of the nation's Caribbean outposts, took off from Washington National Airport in the Presidential airplane "Sacred Cow." Left to Right: unidentified soldier; Lieutenant Colonel Henry Myers, recently retired Presidential pilot; President Truman; and Presidential pilot Lieutenant Colonel Francis W. Williams. From: Houston Post
Date(s)
February 20, 1948