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Air Force One by Stan Stokes. The jet transport age got underway in earnest in 1954 when the Boeing 707 prototype (Dash 80) made its maiden flight from Renton Field in Seattle. This was the culmination of a multi-year $16 million project, and the maiden flight coincided with the 38th anniversary of the Boeing Company. Powered by four Pratt & Whitney turbojets the swept-winged aircraft was the first in more than 1,000 707 commercial transport aircraft that would be built by Boeing through May 1991. Pan American Airways inaugurated trans-Atlantic jet service, utilizing the Boeing 707, in October of 1958. Some variants of the 707 were introduced, including the 707-320 for long distance intercontinental service, and the 720 series that was lighter and faster and could operate in and out of shorter length runways. The KC/C-135 tanker and transport aircraft were based on the 707. More than 800 of these aircraft were built during a long production run. The 707 became the first jet aircraft utilized for Presidential transport and served in that capacity until 1990 when two 747-200s replaced the 707s. The history of Air Force One dates to 1944 when a C-54 was put into operational service for flying President Franklin Roosevelt. Nicknamed the Sacred Cow, this C-54 was the first Air Force One. Later, Harry Truman would fly in a DC-6 nicknamed Independence. Dwight Eisenhower utilized two prop driven aircraft nicknamed Columbine I and Columbine II. President Kennedy became the first jet age President when his VC-137 (Boeing 707) went into service. It was Kennedys aircraft that popularized the term Air Force One. In 1962, a C-137C, with the tail number 26000 went into service. It is perhaps the best-known and most historically significant presidential aircraft. It carried President Kennedy to Dallas on November 22, 1963, and while returning his body, following the assassination, was the site for the swearing in of Lyndon Johnson as President. This same aircraft flew LBJs body back to Texas for burial following his state funeral in January of 1973. In 1972 President Nixon made historically significant trips to the Soviet Union and the Peoples Republic of China in this aircraft. Tail number 26000 was relegated to a lesser role in the Air Mobility Command and was not fully retired from service until 1998. She is on display at the U.S. Air Force Museum in Ohio. In Stan Stokes dramatic painting Air Force One makes a low altitude pass over Mt. Rushmore. |
Pan Am Boeing 707 at Tempelhof by Ivan Berryman. Pan American World Airways were the first to usher in the 'Big Jet' era with their trans-Atlantic service from New York to Paris in October 1958. From that day on, the ubiquitous Boeing 707 would set the standard for global air services, a legacy that continues to this day. Here a Pan Am 707 is depicted at Berlin's Tempelhof airport. |
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Capt Larry Girard TWA Our estimated value of this signature : £40 Died : 2003 | Capt Larry Girard TWA Larry Girard was born in 1922. He had a interest in aviation from an early age. He built aircraft models, and spent as much time as possible around airplanes and airports. By doing oddjobs around a local airport, Larry earned his first flight in a Curtis Junior (a three-cylinder lightweight pusher aircraft) at the Somerset Hills Airport in New Jersey. While attending Newark College of Engineering, he enrolled in the Civilian Pilot Training Program. He completed all phases of this training, earning both Commercial and Flight Instructor Ratings. He also obtained a Ground School Instructor Certificate, which resulted in Larry landing his first job with Roscoe Turner Aviation in Indianapolis. Earning $200 per month, Larry instructed neophyte pilot students from Central and South America. During this time Girard met Alton Parker of TWA. This helped him land a job at TWA as a Second Officer in the newly formed Intercontinental Division. This unit flew government and military 'W1Ps during WW II. Modified, 4-engine, Boeing 307-B aircraft were utilized, which were given the military designation C-75. These tail draggers kept their peacetime names of Commanche, Cherokee, etc. Larry made many Atlantic crossings in these aircraft, including one flight which lasted nearly twenty hours. He flew Generals Arnold, Clark, Simpson, and Bradley, as well as F.D.R. on these trips, which were often kept highly secretive. In 1945, at the young age of twenty-three, Girard was promoted to Captain. He then flew C-54s until the end of the War. Following the War Larry flew DC-3s and Martin 404s on domestic routes for TWA. He was later made the Regional Test Pilot for TWA's operations at the three major New York airports. Girard flew all the variants of the Lockheed Constellation. The 1049-G model, which is depicted in Stan Stokes painting, remains one of Larry's sentimental favorites. On one flight where Girard was checking out a fellow pilot, the pilot collapsed at the controls during a thunderstorm over Nebraska. Girard made an emergency landing at Grand Island, but unfortunately the pilot being checked out did not survive. As jets began to displace the older piston-powered aircraft, Girard became an instructor on the Boeing 727, and also served as a Cheek Airman for the Boeing 707 and the 747. Captain Girard served a four year stint as Director of Flight Crew Administration and Labor Relations, before returning to line flying with TWA's operations in California. He flew Pacific Routes with TWA until they were phased out. He then flew the great polar route from Los Angeles to London until he retired in 1982. Larry resides with his wife Phyllis in Pebble Beach, California where he enjoys golf, tennis, and some occasional recreational flying. Sadly, he died on 25th July 2003. |
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