 NAME
|
TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
GRP |
SQN |
SC | C/N | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
GUESS WHERE II |
C | - |
87 | A | - |
- | - |
CF | 41-24159 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 954 | 00-1 |
N/A |
"Tail Shot" - Renamed from GULLIVER II
Contributor - Robert Livingstone
Contributor - Daniel
L. Stockton
Exclusively converted in 1943 to a presidential VIP transport (and even had a
ramp for Franklin Roosevelt's wheelchair), the GUESS WHERE II was intended to
carry President Franklin D. Roosevelt on international trips. Had it been
accepted, it would have been the first aircraft to be used in presidential
service, i.e. the first Air Force One. However, the Secret Service, after a
review of the C-87's controversial safety record in service, flatly refused to
approve the GUESS WHERE II for presidential carriage. The GUESS WHERE II was
then used to transport senior members of the Roosevelt administration. In March
1944, the GUESS WHERE II transported Eleanor Roosevelt on a goodwill tour of
several Latin American countries. The Douglas C-54 was chosen for the
presidential transport.
Ref:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_C-87_Liberator_Express
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